քուեայ

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

  • քուէ (kʻuē), քուայ (kʻuay), քւայ (kʻway), քւեայ (kʻweay), քւէ (kʻwē)

Etymology

From Aramaic קוביא (quḇiyā), from Ancient Greek κυβεία (kubeía, dice playing), from κύβος (kúbos).

Noun

քուեայ • (kʻueay)

  1. cube
  2. die (used in divination)
  3. knucklebone (used in a game)

Declension

Derived terms

  • քուական (kʻuakan)
  • քուահարցութիւն (kʻuaharcʻutʻiwn)

Descendants

  • Armenian: քվե (kʻve)

Further reading

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (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
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “քուեայ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “քուեայ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ 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
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