քուեայ

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Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Aramaic קוביא (quḇiyā), from Ancient Greek κυβεία (kubeía, dice playing), from κύβος (kúbos).

Noun

քուեայ (kʻueay)

  1. cube
  2. die (used in divination)
  3. knucklebone (used in a game)

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: քվե (kʻve)

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