փայլ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian փայլ (pʿayl).

Pronunciation

Noun

փայլ (pʿayl)

  1. glitter, lustre, brilliance; shine; radiance
    արևի փայլըarewi pʿayləthe brilliance of sun
  2. (figuratively) magnificence, gorgeousness; lustre

Declension


Old Armenian

Alternative forms

  • փաղ- (pʿał-), փող- (pʿoł-) (in compounds)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)pʰel- (to shine). Cognates include Sanskrit स्फुलिङ्ग (sphul-iṅga, spark of fire), फल्गु (phalgú, red, reddish), Latvian spulgot (to shine), German flinkern (to shine), Latin splendeo (shine), etc.

Noun

փայլ (pʿayl)

  1. shine, brilliance, lustre, glitter, splendour
    փայլ զփայլի տալpʿayl zpʿayli talto shine

Declension

Adjective

փայլ (pʿayl)

  1. shining, brilliant, glittering
    փայլ ի փայլpʿayl i pʿaylextremely bright, dazzling; sparklingly

Usage notes

Beside փայլ- (pʿayl-), the word has also the combining forms փաղ- (pʿał-) and փող- (pʿoł-).

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Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), փայլ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), փայլ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
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