𐕆𐕒𐔾
Aghwan
Etymology
Together with Old Armenian հող (hoł, “earth, soil”) borrowed from an unidentified Middle Iranian cognate of Northern Kurdish xwelî. See it for more.
Noun
𐕆𐕒𐔾 (hol)
- clay
Usage notes
In the Bible translation corresponds to Old Armenian կաւ (kaw), Old Georgian თიჴაჲ (tiqay), Ancient Greek πηλός (pēlós).
Derived terms
- 𐕆𐕒𐔾𐔱𐔼𐔺𐔴𐕚𐕒𐕡𐕎 (holbiyesun, “to make (a clod of) clay”)
Further reading
- Gippert J., Schulze W., Aleksidze Z., Mahé J.-P., editors (2009) The Caucasian Albanian Palimpsests of Mount Sinai (Monumenta Palaeographica Medii Aevi : Series Ibero-Caucasica; 2), volume I, Turnhout: Brepols, →ISBN, pages II-56, II-72, III-11, marking the origin as unknown
- Gippert J., Schulze W., Aleksidze Z., Mahé J.-P., editors (2009) The Caucasian Albanian Palimpsests of Mount Sinai (Monumenta Palaeographica Medii Aevi : Series Ibero-Caucasica; 2), volume II, Turnhout: Brepols, →ISBN, page V-54