𐕆𐔴𐔱𐔼𐔺𐔰𐔺𐕒

Aghwan

Etymology

From 𐕆𐔴𐔱𐔼𐔺𐔰 (hebiya, “send”, verb) +‎ -𐔺- (-y-, glide) +‎ -𐕒 (-o, absolutive suffix), literally "The sent one". Probably a calque of Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (apóstolos), like Old Armenian առաքեալ (aṙakʻeal).

Noun

𐕆𐔴𐔱𐔼𐔺𐔰𐔺𐕒 (hebiyayo) (plural 𐕆𐔴𐔱𐔼𐔺𐔰𐔺𐕈̃𐕙)

  1. (Christianity) Apostle

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 1, Turnhout: Brepols, →ISBN, page xxii
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