աբրայ

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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As has been correctly noticed by J̌ahukyan, from Ancient Greek ἅβρα (hábra, favourite slave).

Noun

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աբրայ (abray)

  1. Synonym of աղախին (ałaxin)

Usage notes

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Attested only in Baṙgirkʻ hayocʻ as a Greek word.

References

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  • Eremia Meġrecʻi (1698) “աբրայ”, in Baṙgirkʻ hayocʻ [Armenian Dictionary] (in Armenian), Livorno: Sargis Evdokiacʻi Sahetʻči Press, page 4
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “աբրայ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 75a
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1963) “Stugabanutʻyunner [Etymologies]”, in Patma-banasirakan handes [Historical-Philological Journal]‎[1] (in Armenian), number 4, Yerevan: Academy Press, page 85
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “աբրայ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 19b