Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
աբրայ. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
աբրայ, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
աբրայ in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
աբրայ you have here. The definition of the word
աբրայ will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
աբրայ, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Old Armenian
Etymology
As has been correctly noticed by J̌ahukyan, from Ancient Greek ἅβρα (hábra, “favourite slave”).
Noun
աբրայ • (abray)
- Synonym of աղախին (ałaxin)
Usage notes
Attested only in Baṙgirkʻ hayocʻ as a Greek word.
References
- Eremia Meġrecʻi (1698) “աբրայ”, in Baṙgirkʻ hayocʻ [Armenian Dictionary] (in Armenian), Livorno: Sargis Evdokiacʻi Sahetʻči Press, page 4
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “աբրայ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 75a
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1963) “Stugabanutʻyunner [Etymologies]”, in Patma-banasirakan handes [Historical-Philological Journal] (in Armenian), number 4, Yerevan: Academy Press, page 85
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “աբրայ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 19b