𐔱𐔴𐔲𐔱𐔴𐔲

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Aghwan

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Etymology

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

Adjective

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𐔱𐔴𐔲𐔱𐔴𐔲 (begbeg)

  1. very big, large

Further reading

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  • 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[1], volume 15, München: Verlag Anja Urbanek, pages 25-43