𐔱𐔴𐔲𐔱𐔴𐔲

Aghwan

Etymology

Reduplication of *𐔱𐔴𐔲 (*beg, “big”), but base is unattested. Comparable word formation to Old Armenian մեծամեծ (mecamec, “very great”).

Adjective

𐔱𐔴𐔲𐔱𐔴𐔲 (begbeg)

  1. very big, large

Further reading
  • Gippert, Jost (2018) “When person overcomes class. The case of Caucasian Albanian”, in Eugen Hill, Martin Kümmel, Stefan Schumacher, editors, International Journal of Diachronic Linguistics and Linguistic Reconstruction‎, volume 15, München: Verlag Anja Urbanek, pages 25-43
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