աղեղն

The origin is uncertain. Often connected with ողն (ołn).

աղեղն • (ałełn)

1. bow (weapon)

   այր աղեղան ― ayr ałełan ― archer

   մտանել ընդ աղեղն ― mtanel ənd ałełn ― to bend a bow

   աղեղն Աստուծոյ, աղեղն երկնից ― ałełn Astucoy, ałełn erknicʻ ― rainbow

   • 5th century, Bible, Genesis 9.13:[1]

     Զաղեղն իմ եդից յամպս եւ եղիցի ի նշանակ յաւիտենական ուխտին ընդ իս եւ ընդ ամենայն երկիր։

     Załełn im edicʻ yamps ew ełicʻi i nšanak yawitenakan uxtin ənd is ew ənd amenayn erkir.

     • Translation by Hrach Martirosyan

       I shall place my bow in the clouds, and it shall be a sign of the eternal covenant between me and the earth.

2. bow-like instrument used for combing and preparing wool and cotton (a card)
3. (post-Classical, geometry) arc of a circle, arch

• Armenian: աղեղ (aġeġ)

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “աղեղն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
• Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “աղեղն”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “aɫeɫn”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 34
• Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “աղեղն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy