հիւղէ
Old Armenian
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “wood; matter”).
Alternative forms
- հիղեայ (hiłeay)
- հիւլէ (hiwlē)
- հիւղ (hiwł)
- հիւղայ (hiwłay)
Noun
հիւղէ • (hiwłē)
- matter, substance, element
Declension
i-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | հիւղէ (hiwłē) | հիւղէք (hiwłēkʿ) | |
| genitive | հիւղէի (hiwłēi) | հիւղէից (hiwłēicʿ) | |
| dative | հիւղէի (hiwłēi) | հիւղէից (hiwłēicʿ) | |
| accusative | հիւղէ (hiwłē) | հիւղէս (hiwłēs) | |
| ablative | հիւղէէ (hiwłēē) | հիւղէից (hiwłēicʿ) | |
| instrumental | հիւղէիւ (hiwłēiw) | հիւղէիւք (hiwłēiwkʿ) | |
| locative | հիւղէի (hiwłēi) | հիւղէս (hiwłēs) |
a-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | հիւղէ (hiwłē) | հիւղէք (hiwłēkʿ) | |
| genitive | հիւղեայ (hiwłeay) | հիւղեաց (hiwłeacʿ) | |
| dative | հիւղեայ (hiwłeay) | հիւղեաց (hiwłeacʿ) | |
| accusative | հիւղէ (hiwłē) | հիւղէս (hiwłēs) | |
| ablative | հիւղեայ (hiwłeay) | հիւղեաց (hiwłeacʿ) | |
| instrumental | հիւղեաւ (hiwłeaw) | հիւղեաւք = հիւղեօք (hiwłeawkʿ = hiwłeōkʿ) | |
| locative | հիւղէ (hiwłē) | հիւղէս (hiwłēs) | |
| a-declension is unexpected for a common noun | |||
Descendants
- Armenian: հյուլե (hyule)
Etymology 2
Wrong transliteration of Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”).
Noun
հիւղէ • (hiwłē)
- the sun
Declension
i-a-type or i-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | հիւղէ (hiwłē) | հիւղէք (hiwłēkʿ) | |
| genitive | հիւղէի (hiwłēi) | ? (?) | |
| dative | հիւղէի (hiwłēi) | ? (?) | |
| accusative | հիւղէ (hiwłē) | հիւղէս (hiwłēs) | |
| ablative | հիւղէէ (hiwłēē) | ? (?) | |
| instrumental | ? (?) | ? (?) | |
| locative | հիւղէի (hiwłēi) | հիւղէս (hiwłēs) | |
| the instrumental singular and the genitive/dative/instrumental plural are not attested, which does not allow determining whether the word followed an i-type or an i-a-type declension | |||
Derived terms
Derived terms
- հիւղական (hiwłakan)
References
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “հիւղէ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “հիւղէ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press