Armenian

Noun

արեւ • ‎(arew)

1. the sun

Declension

Synonyms

• արեգ ‎(areg), արեգակ ‎(aregak), արփի ‎(arpʿi)

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂rew-i- ‎(“sun, sunshine”), whence also Sanskrit रवि ‎(ravi, “sun”) and Hittite [script needed] ‎(ḫaru(wa)nae, “to become bright, get light, dawn”). Related to արեգ ‎(areg).

According to Martirosyan, Old Armenian արեւ ‎(arew) / արեգ ‎(areg) probably reflects an Indo-European or Armeno-Aryan poetically or sacrally marked designation of “sun”, replacing the Proto-Indo-European unmarked profane *sóh₂wl̥ ‎(“sun”).

Noun

արեւ • ‎(arew)

1. the sun

   մուտք արեւու‎ ― mutkʿ arewu ― sunset or sundown

   ելք արեւու‎ ― elkʿ arewu ― sunrise

   ի մտանել արեւու‎ ― i mtanel arewu ― the setting of the sun

   յելանել, ի ծագել արեւու‎ ― yelanel, i cagel arewu ― the rising of the sun

2. light of the sun

   յարեւու գալ‎ ― yarewu gal ― to come in broad daylight, to come before the sun sets

   զքաղցր արեւն յաչաց հանել, զրկել յարեւէ‎ ― zkʿałcʿr arewn yačʿacʿ hanel, zrkel yarewē ― to deprive of light, to blind

3. (figuratively) life, day

   յարեւն երդնուլ‎ ― yarewn erdnul ― to swear by one's days or life

   յարեւէ արկանել, զարեւ հատանել‎ ― yarewē arkanel, zarew hatanel ― to murder, to kill; to lose one's life

   ըմպել յարեւ ուրուք‎ ― əmpel yarew urukʿ ― to drink to the health of some one, to toast

Declension

Usage notes

According to Ačaṙean, in classical Old Armenian արեւ ‎(arew) referred to the light of the sun, while արեգակն ‎(aregakn) was used for the star itself.

Derived terms

Descendants

• Armenian: արեւ ‎(arew)

References

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