Armenian

Adjective

դեղբ • ‎(dełb) ‎(superlative ամենադեղբ)

1. (archaic, literary) yellow

Declension

Synonyms

• դեղին ‎(dełin)

References

• Ałayan, Ēduard (1976), “դեղբ”, in Ardi hayereni bacʿatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Modern Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan

Old Armenian

Etymology

Grown from *դեղ- ‎(*deł-, “yellow”) with the determinative -b. Compare դեղին ‎(dełin).

Adjective

դեղբ • ‎(dełb)

1. yellow

Derived terms

Descendants

• Armenian: դեղբ ‎(dełb)

References

• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “դեղբ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “դեղբ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “դեղբ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
• Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 237