վաղ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian վաղ (vał); see it for more.

Pronunciation

Adjective

վաղ (vał) (superlative ամենավաղ)

  1. early
    վաղ առավոտյանvał aṙavotyanearly in the morning
    վաղ շրջանvał šrǰanearly period

Declension

Adverb

վաղ (vał)

  1. early
    վաղ թե ուշvał tʿe ušsooner or later

Old Armenian

Etymology

Related to Georgian ხვალ (xval, tomorrow) and together with it borrowed from an unknown third source.

Adjective

վաղ (vał)

  1. ancient, old, former
    ի վաղ ժամանակսi vał žamanaksanciently, formerly
    ի վաղ ժամանակացi vał žamanakacʿtime out of mind
    վաղ ուրեմնvał uremnin bygone times, of old, long ago, a long time ago
    վաղու եւս, վաղուեան, ի վաղուց, ի վաղուց հետէvału ews, vałuean, i vałucʿ, i vałucʿ hetēalready, formerly, a long time ago, anciently; long since

Adverb

վաղ (vał)

  1. anciently, formerly, once on a time; early, betimes, soon, quick
    վաղ քաջvał kʿaǰvery early
    վաղ քաջ ընդ առաւօտնvał kʿaǰ ənd aṙawōtnat the break of day or of dawn, at the peep of day, very early in the morning, at dawn
    վաղ ընդ փոյթvał ənd pʿoytʿsoon, quick; forthwith, directly
    վաղ կամ անագան, եթէ վաղ եթէ անագանvał kam anagan, etʿē vał etʿē anagansooner or later
    ոչ կարի վաղ ոչ յոյժ անագանočʿ kari vał očʿ yoyž anaganneither too soon nor too late
    ո՞չ վաղ իսկ ասացի քեզo?čʿ vał isk asacʿi kʿezdid I not tell you before?

Noun

վաղ (vał)

  1. tomorrow

Derived terms

Descendants

References

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