փայլ

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Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian փայլ (pʻayl).

Pronunciation

Noun

փայլ (pʻayl)

  1. glitter, lustre, brilliance; shine; radiance
    արևի փայլըarewi pʻayləthe brilliance of sun
  2. (figuratively) magnificence, gorgeousness; lustre

Declension

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative փայլ (pʻayl) փայլեր (pʻayler)
dative փայլի (pʻayli) փայլերի (pʻayleri)
ablative փայլից (pʻaylicʻ) փայլերից (pʻaylericʻ)
instrumental փայլով (pʻaylov) փայլերով (pʻaylerov)
locative փայլում (pʻaylum) փայլերում (pʻaylerum)
definite forms
nominative փայլը/փայլն (pʻaylə/pʻayln) փայլերը/փայլերն (pʻaylerə/pʻaylern)
dative փայլին (pʻaylin) փայլերին (pʻaylerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative փայլս (pʻayls) փայլերս (pʻaylers)
dative փայլիս (pʻaylis) փայլերիս (pʻayleris)
ablative փայլիցս (pʻaylicʻs) փայլերիցս (pʻaylericʻs)
instrumental փայլովս (pʻaylovs) փայլերովս (pʻaylerovs)
locative փայլումս (pʻaylums) փայլերումս (pʻaylerums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative փայլդ (pʻayld) փայլերդ (pʻaylerd)
dative փայլիդ (pʻaylid) փայլերիդ (pʻaylerid)
ablative փայլիցդ (pʻaylicʻd) փայլերիցդ (pʻaylericʻd)
instrumental փայլովդ (pʻaylovd) փայլերովդ (pʻaylerovd)
locative փայլումդ (pʻaylumd) փայլերումդ (pʻaylerumd)

Derived terms

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

  • փաղ- (pʻał-), փող- (pʻoł-)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)pʰel- (to shine). Cognates include Sanskrit स्फुलिङ्ग (sphul-iṅga, spark of fire), फल्गु (phalgú, red, reddish), Latvian spulgot (to shine), German flinkern (to shine), Latin splendeo (shine), etc.

Noun

փայլ (pʻayl)

  1. shine, brilliance, lustre, glitter, splendour
    փայլ զփայլի տալpʻayl zpʻayli talto shine

Declension

Adjective

փայլ (pʻayl)

  1. shining, brilliant, glittering
    փայլ ի փայլpʻayl i pʻaylextremely bright, dazzling; sparklingly

Usage notes

Beside փայլ- (pʻayl-), the word has also the combining forms փաղ- (pʻał-) and փող- (pʻoł-).

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: փայլ (pʻayl) (learned), > փելք (pʻelkʻ) (inherited)

References

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