փայլակն

Old Armenian

Etymology

From փայլ (pʻayl, shine, glitter) + ակն (akn, eye). Compare Ancient Greek ἀστερ-οπή (aster-opḗ, lightning) for a similar formation.

Noun

փայլակն • (pʻaylakn)

  1. lightning, flash of lightning
    սրավար, արագաթռիչ, իբրեւ զփայլակնsravar, aragatʻṙičʻ, ibrew zpʻaylaknquick, swift as lightning

Declension

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Armenian: փայլակ (pʻaylak)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “փայլակն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “փայլ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
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