ծայրայեղ

Old Armenian

Etymology

ծայր (cayr) + -ա- (-a-) + յեղում (yełum)

Adjective

ծայրայեղ • (cayrayeł)

  1. extreme, utmost, in the highest degree
    ծայրայեղ խոտորմունքcayrayeł xotormunkʻextremes, excess
    ծայրայեղ լինել ի սէր, յատելութիւնcayrayeł linel i sēr, yatelutʻiwnto love, to hate to excess

Descendants

  • Armenian: ծայրահեղ (cayraheġ) (learned)

References

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