աղագ

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

  • եղագ (ełag), եղանգ (ełang)

Etymology

Usually considered a word of unknown origin.[1][2][3] See Old Georgian ალაგი (alagi) for more.

Noun

աղագ • (ałag)

  1. road, way
  2. (figuratively) way, method

Declension

i-a-type
singular plural
nominative աղագ (ałag) աղագք (ałagkʻ)
genitive աղագի (ałagi) աղագաց (ałagacʻ)
dative աղագի (ałagi) աղագաց (ałagacʻ)
accusative աղագ (ałag) աղագս (ałags)
ablative աղագէ (ałagē) աղագաց (ałagacʻ)
instrumental աղագաւ (ałagaw) աղագաւք = աղագօք (ałagawkʻ = ałagōkʻ)
locative աղագի (ałagi) աղագս (ałags)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: աղաք (aġakʻ)
  • ? Old Georgian: ალაგი (alagi)

References

  1. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “աղագ”, 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 117ab
  2. ^ 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 958
  3. ^ J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “աղագ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 33a, remarking that a relation with Akkadian alākum, alaktum is unlikely

Further reading

  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “աղագ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “աղագ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy