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խելք

խելք

Armenian

Noun

խելք (xelkʿ)

  1. brains; mind; wit, intellect; intelligence

Declension


Old Armenian

Etymology

The origin is uncertain.

Noun

խելք (xelkʿ) pl

  1. brains
  2. mind, sense, wit, understanding, intelligence, wisdom
    խելս ունելxels unel ― to be wise, judicious, prudent
    ի խելաց ելանելi xelacʿ elanel ― to lose one's reason, to become mad
    խելօքxelōkʿ ― skilfully, ingeniously, cleverly, dexterously
    գնալ խելօք, յայլ խելս շրջել, յայլոյ խելս լինելgnal xelōkʿ, yayl xels šrǰel, yayloy xels linel ― to be out of one's mind, to turn mad
    ցնորիլ ի խելացcʿnoril i xelacʿ ― to faint, to swoon
    ի խելս գալi xels gal ― to come to one's self, to recover one's self; to amend
    խելս խառնելxels xaṙnel ― to tax one's ingenuity, to contrive, to set one's wits to work, to try, to attempt; to dupe, to outwit, to use artifice, craft, guile
    ի խելս կերպարանեալսi xels kerparaneals ― feignedly, with simulation, in appearance; astutely, cunningly
    բանք բազում խելք սակաւbankʿ bazum xelkʿ sakaw ― much tongue and little judgment
    ի խելաց եւ ի մտաց թափեալi xelacʿ ew i mtacʿ tʿapʿeal ― hair-brained, cracked, foolish, insane, mad
    գինին կալաւ զխելս նորաginin kalaw zxels nora ― he became intoxicated, tipsy
  3. (figuratively) the bridgehead; stern of a ship; bench for rowers; the roof of a house
    խելք կամրջացxelkʿ kamrǰacʿ ― bridge-head
    խելք նաւիxelkʿ nawi ― poop, stern of a ship; bench for rowers
    ի խելս նաւինi xels nawin ― on the poop
    խելք գետոցxelkʿ getocʿ ― source of a river

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References

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