Old Armenian

Noun

աղիւս • ‎(ałiws)

1. brick
2. tile

Declension

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Descendants

The Georgian word was borrowed anciently, when ղ ‎(ł) was pronounced as [ɫ]. The Persian was borrowed later, when ղ ‎(ł) became [ʁ].

• Armenian: աղյուս ‎(ałyus)
• Georgian: ალიზი ‎(alizi)
• Persian: آخیز ‎(âxiz)

References

• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “աղիւս”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “աղիւս”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935