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Old Armenian
Etymology
The original spelling is աղաւտ (aławt).
According to Ačaṙyan of unknown origin.
Ałayan derives from Proto-Indo-European *sal- (“dirty grey”) + -աւտ (-awt) with cognates such as Old English salu (English sallow), Welsh halog, Russian соло́вый (solóvyj), etc. Ałayan’s etymology is accepted by J̌ahukyan. See also աղտ (ałt).
Adjective
աղօտ • (ałōt)
- dim, dark, dull (of light)
- աղօտ լոյս ― ałōt loys ― darkness visible, glimmer, faint light
- ընդ աղոտ ― ənd ałot ― obscurely, darkly, indistinctly, dimly; near-sighted; hazy, obscure
- ընդ աղօտ տեսանել՝ ակնարկել ― ənd ałōt tesanel, aknarkel ― to catch a glimpse of, to see indistinctly, to blink
- weak, feeble (of voice)
- իբրեւ աղօտ իմն շունչ յըռնգունս ունէին ― ibrew ałōt imn šunčʻ yəṙnguns unēin ― they were at the last gasp
- (grammar) short (of vowels, syllables)
- feeble, indistinct, small
- իբրեւ աղօտ իմն շունչ յըռնգունս ունէին ― ibrew ałōt imn šunčʻ yəṙnguns unēin ― they were at the last gasp
Declension
Adverb
աղօտ • (ałōt)
- obscurely, darkly, indistinctly, dimly
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Armenian: աղոտ (aġot) (learned)
References
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “աղօտ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn , Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “աղօտ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “աղօտ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 138b
- Aġayan, Ēduard (1974) Baṙakʻnnakan ew stugabanakan hetazotutʻyunner (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, pages 18–19
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “աղաւտ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 35