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կղզի

կղզի

Armenian

Noun

կղզի (kłzi)

  1. island, isle

Declension

Derived terms


Old Armenian

Etymology

According to Ačaṙyan, from earlier *կզղի (*kzłi), borrowed from an unidentified Akkadian form. Compare Arabic جزيرة (jazīra, island), Classical Syriac ܓܙܪܬܐ (gāzartāʾ, island).

Noun

կղզի (kłzi)

  1. isle, island
    Բրիտանիական կղզիքBritaniakan kłzikʿ ― the British Islands

Declension

Derived terms

  • կղզային (kłzayin)
  • կղզեակ (kłzeak)

Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), կղզի”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), կղզի”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), կղզի”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935