արբեկ
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Old Armenian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ačaṙyan leaves the origin open and does not record any attempts on etymology. According to J̌ahukyan, if reliable it may go back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)bʰro- (“strong, mighty”), whence արբուն (arbun), + -եկ (-ek), post-classical form of -եակ (-eak).
Adjective[edit]
արբեկ • (arbek)
Usage notes[edit]
A hapax attested only in Baṙgirkʻ hayocʻ, it may be unreliable.
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- Eremia Meġrecʻi (1698) “արբեկ”, in Baṙgirkʻ hayocʻ [Armenian Dictionary] (in Armenian), Livorno: Sargis Evdokiacʻi Sahetʻči Press, page 35
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “արբեկ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 300a
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1987) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun; naxagrayin žamanakašrǰan [History of the Armenian language: The Pre-Literary Period][1] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 111
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “արբեկ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 86ab