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Armenian
Noun
լոյս • (loys)
- Traditional orthography spelling of լույս (luys)
Declension
There is an alternative dative singular լուսոյ (lusoy), used in high literary style and in idioms. It is a remnant of the Old Armenian o-type declension: see լոյս (loys)
Old Armenian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *lewkos or *lowkos, from *lewk-.
Noun
լոյս • (loys)
- light
- լոյս/լոյս անեղ ― loys/loys aneł ― Eternal Light
- լոյս հաւատոյ, լոյս մտաց ― loys hawatoy, loys mtacʻ ― the light of faith; light of intellect
- լոյս քաղցր ― loys kʻałcʻr ― a gentle light
- լոյս զոդիակոսի ― loys zodiakosi ― northern lights (aurora borealis)
- լոյս ելեկտրական ― loys elektrakan ― electric light
- լոյս կազի ― loys kazi ― gas light
- ի լոյս ― i loys ― by the light of, in broad daylight, openly, visibly
- եղիցի՛ լոյս, եւ եղեւ լոյս ― ełicʻí loys, ew ełew loys ― let there be light! and there was light
- լոյս սո՛ւրբ, ողջո՛յն ընդ քեզ, անդրանիկ դու երկնից ծնունդ, եւ կամ՝ մշտնջենին յաւատակից դու ճառագայթ ― loys súrb, ołǰóyn ənd kʻez, andranik du erknicʻ cnund, ew kam, mštnǰenin yawatakicʻ du čaṙagaytʻ ― hail, Holy Light! offspring of heaven firstborn, or of the Eternal coeternal beam
- չիք լոյս անվթար կամ բաժակ անմրուր ― čʻikʻ loys anvtʻar kam bažak anmrur ― no joy without alloy
- ծագել լուսոյ ― cagel lusoy ― to dawn
- մինչ լոյսն զգիշերն մերկանայր ― minčʻ loysn zgišern merkanayr ― it was scarcely break of day, at day break, at early down
- ի լոյս գալ, ի կենաց հասանել ― i loys gal, i kenacʻ hasanel ― to come out, to appear; to come into the world, to he born; to give birth or life to
- կորուսանել զլոյս աչաց ― korusanel zloys ačʻacʻ ― to lose one's sight
- լոյս տալ աչաց ― loys tal ačʻacʻ ― to open the eyes, to cause to perceive, to warn
- ամփոփել լուսոյ ուրուք ― ampʻopʻel lusoy urukʻ ― no longer to behold the light of day, to die
- ի լոյս ածել, հանել ի լոյս ― i loys acel, hanel i loys ― to bring to light, to discover, to publish, to illustrate
- ի լոյս ընծայել զմատեան ― i loys əncayel zmatean ― to bring out, to publish a work
- լոյս առնուլ ― loys aṙnul ― to see the day; to grow light; to be enlightened, illuminated
- ի լոյս դառնալ ― i loys daṙnal ― to issue from an eclipse
- լոյս տալ ― loys tal ― to instruct, to enlighten
- լոյս աչաց իմոց, լոյսդ իմ անձկութեան ― loys ačʻacʻ imocʻ, loysd im anjkutʻean ― light of my eyes, my life, my heart, my love, my darling, my dearest one, my sweet one
- աչք իմ մի՛ տեսցէն զլոյս ― ačʻkʻ im mí tescʻēn zloys ― may I be struck blind! damn my eyes!
- brightness, splendour; fire; illumination; day; sun; sky; eye
- (figuratively) consolation, relief, balm, balsam
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References
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “լոյս”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “լոյս”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 311
- Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 70
- Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 52
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “լոյս”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy