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Old Armenian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₃bʰel-. Cognate with Ancient Greek ὀφέλλω (ophéllō, “to sweep”), ὄφελμα (óphelma, “broom”).[1][2][3]
Noun
աւել • (awel) indeclinable
- broom; hair or feather broom
- աւել ածել ― awel acel ― to sweep; to brush; to dust
- brush; coat brush
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1940) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun [History of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 40–41
- ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “աւել”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2003) “Historical phonology of Classical Armenian”, in Frederik Kortlandt, Armeniaca: comparative notes, Ann Arbor: Caravan Books, page 186 of 133–211
Further reading
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “աւել”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “աւել”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy