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Where does “աբեղա” come from?

աբեղա (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian աբեղայ, from Classical Syriac ܐܒܝܠܐ — mourner; penitent, monk.

աբեղա (Armenian): abegha; hermit, recluse

Definitions

  1. abegha; hermit, recluse

Ancestry of “աբեղա”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianաբեղայabegha
2Classical Syriacܐܒܝܠܐmourner; penitent, monk

Words derived from “աբեղա”

  • abegha
  • աբեղաթող
  • աբեղաձագ
  • աբեղախոտ
  • աբեղուկ
  • աբեղացու
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