Armenian

Noun

գիլ • ‎(gil)

1. stone for throwing

Declension

Etymology 2

From Persian گل ‎(gil, “clay”).

Noun

գիլ • ‎(gil)

1. (dialectal) a kind of sticky, clayey substance which serves as soap

Declension

References

• Ałayan, Ēduard (1976), “գիլ”, in Ardi hayereni bacʿatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Modern Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan
• Malxaseancʿ, Stepʿan (1944–1945), “գիլ”, in Hayerēn bacʿatrakan baṙaran [Armenian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: State Publishing House
• Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 212

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

• գիղ ‎(gił)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wēlH-, from *welH-, whence also գելում ‎(gelum).

Noun

գիլ • ‎(gil)

1. stone for throwing

Declension

Derived terms

Noun

գիլ • ‎(gil)

1. rolling

   ի գիլ գալ‎ ― i gil gal ― to roll (intransitive)

   ի գիլ հանել‎ ― i gil hanel ― to roll (transitive)

Derived terms

Descendants

• Armenian: գիլ ‎(gil)

References

• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “գիլ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “գիլ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “գիլ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “գել”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
• Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 212