ջահ

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Armenian

Ջահ (1)

Etymology

From Old Armenian ջահ (ǰah).

Pronunciation

Noun

ջահ (ǰah)

  1. chandelier
    Synonym: (colloquial, proscribed) լյուստրա (lyustra)
  2. torch
  3. (astronomy) facula
  4. (figuratively) fire, light
  5. (figuratively) enlightened person
  6. (figuratively) heavenly/celestial body (especially the sun)

Declension

Old Armenian

Etymology

The older form is perhaps *ջարհ (*ǰarh), of unknown origin.

Noun

ջահ (ǰah)

  1. light, torch, flambeau, link
  2. candelabra, chandelier
  3. (astronomy) facula, bright spot on the sun

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: ջահ (ǰah)

Further reading

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ջահ”, 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) “ջահ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ջահ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy