արագ

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Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian արագ (arag).

Pronunciation

Adjective

արագ (arag) (superlative ամենաարագ)

  1. fast; quick; swift

Declension

Adverb

արագ (arag)

  1. fast, quickly, rapidly

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed first from Middle Median *arag as արագ (arag), later again from Parthian 𐫡𐫃 (rg /⁠raγ⁠/) as երագ (erag), both from Proto-Iranian *Hragúš (quick), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ-.

Adjective

արագ (arag) indeclinable

  1. quick, prompt, dexterous, nimble, rapid, swift; expeditious
    արագ արագarag aragvery quickly, very soon
  2. frequent

Usage notes

The word was generally indeclinable, but nominative plural արագք (aragkʻ) and արագունք (aragunkʻ) are attested.

Adverb

արագ (arag)

  1. quickly, promptly, adroitly, swiftly, speedily

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: արագ (arag)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “արագ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “արագ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “արագ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Perixanjan, A. G. (1993) Материалы к этимологическому словарю древнеармянского языка. Часть I [Materials for the Etymological Dictionary of the Old Armenian Language. Part 1]‎ (in Russian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 8