արշալուրշ

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Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From *արշալուրջ (*aršalurǰ). The second part is լուրջ (lurǰ, half-dark). The first part is probably an Iranian borrowing; compare Avestan 𐬀𐬎𐬭𐬎𐬱𐬀 (auruša, white), Sanskrit अरुष (aruṣá, reddish, light red, glowing, fire-coloured) and the Old Armenian loanword Արուսեակ (Aruseak). Alternatively, the first part is from արջն (arǰn, black; dark). The forms ending in -լոյս (-loys) were modified folk-etymologically under the influence of լոյս (loys).

Noun

արշալուրշ (aršalurš) indeclinable

  1. the last part of the night which is followed by the dawn, probably twilight

Usage notes

Classically always used in the plural, արշալուրշք (aršalurškʻ), and with the preposition ընդ (ənd). Usually undeclined, but the following form are attested: աչալրջացն (ačʻalrǰacʻn), աչալրջոցն (ačʻalrǰocʻn), աշալրջոցն (ašalrǰocʻn), աջալրջոցն (aǰalrǰocʻn), աջալջուցն (aǰalǰucʻn).

Descendants

  • Middle Armenian: արշալոյս (aršaloys)
    • Armenian: արշալույս (aršaluys)

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “արշալոյս”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “aršalurš-k‘”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 142