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ագահ

ագահ

Armenian

Adjective

ագահ (agah) (superlative ամենաագահ)

  1. avaricious, covetous, greedy
  2. gluttonous, insatiable
  3. miserly, parsimonious, stingy
  4. (colloquial) craving, hankering, yearning

Declension

Derived terms


Old Armenian

Etymology

The origin is uncertain.

Adjective

ագահ (agah)

  1. avaricious, stingy, grasping, sordid
    դժոխային ագահdžoxayin agah ― very greedy or insatiable avaricious

Declension

Derived terms

  • ագահագոյն (agahagoyn)
  • ագահակամք (agahakamkʿ)
  • ագահական (agahakan)
  • ագահամիտ (agahamit)
  • ագահանամ (agahanam)
  • ագահեմ (agahem)
  • ագահութիւն (agahutʿiwn)
  • որկորագահ (orkoragah)
  • որկրագահ (orkragah)

Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), ագահ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), ագահ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), ագահ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935