քուեայ
Old Armenian
Alternative forms
- քուէ (kʿuē), քուայ (kʿuay), քւայ (kʿway), քւեայ (kʿweay), քւէ (kʿwē)
Etymology
From Aramaic קוביא (quḇiyā), from Ancient Greek κυβεία (kubeía, “dice playing”), from κύβος (kúbos).
Noun
քուեայ • (kʿueay)
- cube
- die (used in divination)
- knucklebone (used in a game)
Declension
i-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | քուեայ (kʿueay) | քուեայք (kʿueaykʿ) | |
| genitive | քուէի (kʿuēi) | քուէից (kʿuēicʿ) | |
| dative | քուէի (kʿuēi) | քուէից (kʿuēicʿ) | |
| accusative | քուեայ (kʿueay) | քուեայս (kʿueays) | |
| ablative | քուէէ (kʿuēē) | քուէից (kʿuēicʿ) | |
| instrumental | քուէիւ (kʿuēiw) | քուէիւք (kʿuēiwkʿ) | |
| locative | քուէի (kʿuēi) | քուեայս (kʿueays) |
Derived terms
- քուական (kʿuakan)
- քուահարցութիւն (kʿuaharcʿutʿiwn)
Descendants
- → Armenian: քվե (kʿve)
Further reading
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “քուեայ”, 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), “քուեայ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “քուեայ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Scheftelowitz, J. (1905), “Zur altarmenischen lautgeschichte”, in Beiträge zur kunde der indogermanischen Sprachen (in German), volume 29, page 68