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փայլ

փայլ

Armenian

Noun

փայլ (pʿayl)

  1. glitter, lustre, brilliance; shine; radiance
    արևի փայլըarewi pʿaylə ― the brilliance of sun
  2. (figuratively) magnificence, gorgeousness; lustre

Declension


Old Armenian

Alternative forms

  • փաղ- (pʿał-), փող- (pʿoł-) (in compounds)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *spʰel-, *pʰel- (to shine). Cognates include Sanskrit स्फुलिङ्ग (sphul-iṅga, spark of fire), फल्गु (phalgú, red, reddish), Latvian spulgot (to shine), German flinkern (to shine), Latin splendeo (shine), etc.

Noun

փայլ (pʿayl)

  1. shine, brilliance, lustre, glitter, splendour
    փայլ զփայլի տալpʿayl zpʿayli tal ― to shine

Declension

Adjective

փայլ (pʿayl)

  1. shining, brilliant, glittering
    փայլ ի փայլpʿayl i pʿayl ― extremely bright, dazzling; sparklingly

Declension

Usage notes

Beside փայլ- (pʿayl-), the word has also the combining forms փաղ- (pʿał-) and փող- (pʿoł-).

Derived terms

Descendants

References

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