աղուաշ

աղուաշ

Middle Armenian

Alternative forms

• աղաւաշ (aławaš), աղվաշ (ałvaš), աղաշ (ałaš), աւաղաշ (awałaš)

Etymology

From աղու (ału) +‎ -աշ (-aš).

Adjective

աղուաշ • (ałuaš)

1. half-witted, apish, trifling, silly, that plays the fool
2. (nominalized) ninny, simpleton

Descendants

• Armenian: աղվաշ (ałvaš)

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “աղ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “աղուաշ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Łazaryan, Ṙ. S.; Avetisyan, H. M. (2009), “աղուաշ”, in Miǰin hayereni baṙaran [Dictionary of Middle Armenian] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “աղուաշ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy