բիւրեղ

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Old Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek βήρυλλος (bḗrullos, beryl). The post-classical scholarly form բերիւղ (beriwł) preserves the spelling more faithfully. See also պլօր (plōr).

Noun

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բիւրեղ (biwreł)

  1. (mineralogy) beryl
  2. crystal

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: բյուրեղ (byureġ)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “բիւրեղ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “բիւրեղ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “բիւրեղ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press