๐”ฑ๐”ด๐”ฒ๐”ฑ๐”ด๐”ฒ

Aghwan

Etymology

Reduplication of *๐”ฑ๐”ด๐”ฒ (*beg, โ€œbigโ€), but base is unattested. Comparable word formation to Old Armenian ีดีฅีฎีกีดีฅีฎ (mecamec, โ€œvery greatโ€).

Adjective

๐”ฑ๐”ด๐”ฒ๐”ฑ๐”ด๐”ฒ (begbeg)

  1. very big, large

Further reading

  • Gippert, Jost (2018) โ€œWhen person overcomes class. The case of Caucasian Albanianโ€, in Eugen Hill, Martin Kรผmmel, Stefan Schumacher, editors, International Journal of Diachronic Linguistics and Linguistic Reconstructionโ€Ž[1], volume 15, Mรผnchen: Verlag Anja Urbanek, pages 25-43