աղի

Armenian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Armenian աղի (ałi); see it for more.

Adjective

աղի (ałi) (superlative ամենաաղի)

  1. (attributive) salt
  2. salted; salty
  3. (figuratively) bitter, miserable
    աղի արտասուքałi artasukʿbitter tears
Declension

Etymology 2

From Old Armenian աղի (ałi); see it for more.

Noun

աղի (ałi)

  1. Alternative form of աղիք (ałikʿ)
Declension

Old Armenian

Etymology 1

From աղ () + (-i).

Adjective

աղի (ałi)

  1. salty, saline, brackish
  2. (figuratively) bitter, miserable
    աղի եւ ողորմałi ew ołormmiserable, pitiable, unfortunate, calamitous, grievous
Declension
Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), աղի”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), աղի”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), աղ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press

Etymology 2

Martirosyan suggests derivation from Proto-Indo-European *h₁oliteh₂-, *yoliteh₂- with cognates in Slavic (Polish jelito, Serbo-Croatian olito).

Noun

աղի (ałi)

  1. intestine
    խռովին աղիք իմxṙovin ałikʿ imI have pity, compassion
    որդի աղեացordi ałeacʿwell loved son
  2. string of musical instruments (because of the material)
Usage notes
  • Usually used in the plural: աղիք (ałikʿ).
  • The word has 4 combining forms: աղե- (ałe-), աղէ- (ałē-), աղի- (ałi-), աղ- (ał-).
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), աղի”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), աղի”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), աղի”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010), “aɫi(-k‘)”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 36
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