արբեկ
Old Armenian
Etymology
Ačaṙyan leaves the origin open and does not record any attempts on etymology. According to J̌ahukyan, if reliable it may go back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)bʰro- (“strong, mighty”), whence արբուն (arbun), + -եկ (-ek), post-classical form of -եակ (-eak).
Adjective
արբեկ • (arbek)
- very, much
Usage notes
A hapax attested only in Baṙgirkʿ hayocʿ, it may be unreliable.
Synonyms
- խիստ (xist), քաջ (kʿaǰ), առաւել (aṙawel)
References
- Eremia Mełrecʿi (1698), “արբեկ”, in Baṙgirkʿ hayocʿ [Armenian Dictionary] (in Armenian), Livorno: tpagr. Sargis Evdokiacʿu Sahetʿču, page 35
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971), “արբեկ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume I, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 300a
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1987) Hayocʿ lezvi patmutʿyun; naxagrayin žamanakašrǰan [History of the Armenian language: The Pre-Literary Period] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 111
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010), “արբեկ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 86ab