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Old Armenian
Etymology
From Aramaic קוביא (quḇiyā), from Ancient Greek κυβεία (kubeía, “dice playing”), from κύβος (kúbos).
Noun
քուեայ • (kʻueay)
- cube
- die (used in divination)
- knucklebone (used in a game)
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Further reading
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “քուեայ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran (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) “քուեայ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “քուեայ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Scheftelowitz, J. (1905) “Zur altarmenischen lautgeschichte”, in Beiträge zur kunde der indogermanischen Sprachen (in German), volume 29, page 68