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Old Armenian
Etymology
The origin is uncertain. Often connected with ողն (ołn).
Noun
աղեղն • (ałełn)
- bow (weapon)
- այր աղեղան ― ayr ałełan ― archer
- մտանել ընդ աղեղն ― mtanel ənd ałełn ― to bend a bow
- աղեղն Աստուծոյ, աղեղն երկնից ― ałełn Astucoy, ałełn erknicʻ ― rainbow
5th century,
Bible,
Genesis 9.13:
[1]- Զաղեղն իմ եդից յամպս եւ եղիցի ի նշանակ յաւիտենական ուխտին ընդ իս եւ ընդ ամենայն երկիր։
- Załełn im edicʻ yamps ew ełicʻi i nšanak yawitenakan uxtin ənd is ew ənd amenayn erkir.
- Translation by Hrach Martirosyan
- I shall place my bow in the clouds, and it shall be a sign of the eternal covenant between me and the earth.
- bow-like instrument used for combing and preparing wool and cotton (a card)
- (post-Classical, geometry) arc of a circle, arch
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Zeytʻunyan A. S., editor (1985), Girkʻ cnndocʻ [Book of Genesis] (Hay hnaguyn tʻargmanakan hušarjanner; 1), Yerevan: Academy Press, critical text, page 184
Further reading
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “աղեղն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “աղեղն”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “aɫeɫn”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 34
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “աղեղն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy