հիւղէ
Old Armenian
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “wood; matter”).
Alternative forms
Noun
հիւղէ • (hiwłē)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | հիւղէ (hiwłē) | հիւղէք (hiwłēkʻ) |
| genitive | հիւղէի (hiwłēi) | հիւղէից (hiwłēicʻ) |
| dative | հիւղէի (hiwłēi) | հիւղէից (hiwłēicʻ) |
| accusative | հիւղէ (hiwłē) | հիւղէս (hiwłēs) |
| ablative | հիւղէէ (hiwłēē) | հիւղէից (hiwłēicʻ) |
| instrumental | հիւղէիւ (hiwłēiw) | հիւղէիւք (hiwłēiwkʻ) |
| locative | հիւղէի (hiwłēi) | հիւղէս (hiwłēs) |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | հիւղէ (hiwłē) | հիւղէք (hiwłēkʻ) |
| genitive | հիւղեայ (hiwłeay) | հիւղեաց (hiwłeacʻ) |
| dative | հիւղեայ (hiwłeay) | հիւղեաց (hiwłeacʻ) |
| accusative | հիւղէ (hiwłē) | հիւղէս (hiwłēs) |
| ablative | հիւղեայ (hiwłeay) | հիւղեաց (hiwłeacʻ) |
| instrumental | հիւղեաւ (hiwłeaw) | հիւղեաւք = հիւղեօք (hiwłeawkʻ = hiwłeōkʻ) |
| locative | հիւղէ (hiwłē) | հիւղէս (hiwłēs) |
a-declension is unexpected for a common noun
Descendants
- Armenian: հյուլե (hyule)
Etymology 2
Wrong transliteration of Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”).
Noun
հիւղէ • (hiwłē)
- the sun
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | հիւղէ (hiwłē) | հիւղէք (hiwłēkʻ) |
| genitive | հիւղէի (hiwłēi) | ? |
| dative | հիւղէի (hiwłēi) | ? |
| accusative | հիւղէ (hiwłē) | հիւղէս (hiwłēs) |
| ablative | հիւղէէ (hiwłēē) | ? |
| instrumental | ? | ? |
| locative | հիւղէի (hiwłēi) | հիւղէս (hiwłēs) |
the instrumental singular and the genitive/dative/instrumental plural are not attested, which does not allow determining whether the word followed an i-type or an i-a-type declension
Derived terms
- հիւղական (hiwłakan)
References
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “հիւղէ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “հիւղէ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press