բիւրեղ
Old Armenian
Alternative forms
- բերիւղ (beriwł) (post-classical)
- բեւրեղ (bewreł)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek βήρυλλος (bḗrullos, “beryl”). The post-classical scholarly form բերիւղ (beriwł) preserves the spelling more faithfully. See also պլօր (plōr).
Noun
բիւրեղ • (biwreł)
- (mineralogy) beryl
- crystal
Declension
i-a-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | բիւրեղ (biwreł) | բիւրեղք (biwrełkʿ) | |
| genitive | բիւրեղի (biwrełi) | բիւրեղաց (biwrełacʿ) | |
| dative | բիւրեղի (biwrełi) | բիւրեղաց (biwrełacʿ) | |
| accusative | բիւրեղ (biwreł) | բիւրեղս (biwrełs) | |
| ablative | բիւրեղէ (biwrełē) | բիւրեղաց (biwrełacʿ) | |
| instrumental | բիւրեղաւ (biwreław) | բիւրեղաւք = բիւրեղօք (biwreławkʿ = biwrełōkʿ) | |
| locative | բիւրեղի (biwrełi) | բիւրեղս (biwrełs) |
Derived terms
- բիւրեղանման (biwrełanman)
- բիւրղաբեր (biwrłaber)
- բիւրղայ (biwrłay)
- բիւրղեայ (biwrłeay)
- ոսկեբիւրեղ (oskebiwreł)
Descendants
- Armenian: բյուրեղ (byureł)
References
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “բիւրեղ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “բիւրեղ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “բիւրեղ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press