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ցեղ

ցեղ

Armenian

Noun

ցեղ (cʿeł)

  1. tribe
    վայրենի ցեղերvayreni cʿełer ― savage tribes
  2. race
  3. clan, kindred
  4. (biology, taxonomy) genus

Declension


Old Armenian

Etymology

The original meaning is “division”, of the same Proto-Indo-European origin as ցելում (cʿelum); see it for more.

Noun

ցեղ (cʿeł)

  1. tribe, race, branch
    ցեղից ցեղիցcʿełicʿ cʿełicʿ ― various, diverse

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: ցեղ (cʿeł)

References

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