արևելք

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See also: Արեւելք

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian արեւելք (arewelkʻ).

Pronunciation

Noun

արևելք • (arewelkʻ)

  1. east

Declension

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular (singulare tantum)
nominative արևելք (arewelkʻ)
dative արևելքի (arewelkʻi)
ablative արևելքից (arewelkʻicʻ)
instrumental արևելքով (arewelkʻov)
locative արևելքում (arewelkʻum)
definite forms
nominative արևելքը/արևելքն (arewelkʻə/arewelkʻn)
dative արևելքին (arewelkʻin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative արևելքս (arewelkʻs)
dative արևելքիս (arewelkʻis)
ablative արևելքիցս (arewelkʻicʻs)
instrumental արևելքովս (arewelkʻovs)
locative արևելքումս (arewelkʻums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative արևելքդ (arewelkʻd)
dative արևելքիդ (arewelkʻid)
ablative արևելքիցդ (arewelkʻicʻd)
instrumental արևելքովդ (arewelkʻovd)
locative արևելքումդ (arewelkʻumd)

Antonyms

Coordinate terms

  • (compass points)
հյուսիս (hyusis)
արեւմուտք (arewmutkʻ) արեւելք (arewelkʻ)
հարավ (harav)


Derived terms

Old Armenian

Etymology

From արեւ (arew) +‎ ելք (elkʻ). The formation is an Iranian calque. Compare Parthian 𐫟𐫇𐫡𐫀𐫘𐫀𐫗 (xwrʾsʾn /⁠xwarāsān⁠/), Middle Persian (hwl-ʾsʾn' /⁠xwar-āsān⁠/, “sunrise, east”, literally “sunrise”).

Noun

արևելք • (arewelkʻ) pl

  1. east
    • 5th century, with changes and additions in later centuries, Baroyaxōs Earliest recension (TR).1.4–5:[1]
      Երթայ խնդրէ որմ ինչ որ ընդ արեւելս հայի. եւ ի ծագել արեգականն բանան աչքն եւ մանկանայ։
      Ertʻay xndrē orm inčʻ or ənd arewels hayi. ew i cagel aregakann banan ačʻkʻn ew mankanay.
      • Translation by Gohar Muradyan
        It goes and finds a wall facing east; and when the sun rises, its eyes are opened and it becomes young.
  2. sunrise
  3. eastern regions, the orientals

Declension

i-type
plural only (plurale tantum)
nominative արեւելք (arewelkʻ)
genitive արեւելից (arewelicʻ)
dative արեւելից (arewelicʻ)
accusative արեւելս (arewels)
ablative արեւելից (arewelicʻ)
instrumental արեւելիւք (areweliwkʻ)
locative արեւելս (arewels)

Antonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: արևելք (arewelkʻ)

References

  1. ^ Muradyan, Gohar (2005) Physiologus: The Greek and Armenian Versions with a Study of Translation Technique (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 6)‎, Leuven – Paris – Dudley: Peeters, pages 86, 141

Further reading

  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “արևելք”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “արևելք”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Schmitt, Rüdiger (1987) “Armenia and Iran IV. Iranian influences in Armenian 1. General”, in Ehsan Yarshater, editor, Encyclopædia Iranica‎, volume 2, London and New York: Routledge & Kegan Paul, page 456b of 445–459
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