արբեկ

Old Armenian

Etymology

Ačaṙyan leaves the origin open and does not record any attempts on etymology. According to J̌ahukyan, if reliable it may go back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)bʰro- (“strong, mighty”), whence արբուն (arbun), +‎ -եկ (-ek), post-classical form of -եակ (-eak).

Adjective

արբեկ • (arbek)

1. very, much

Usage notes

A hapax attested only in Baṙgirkʻ hayocʻ, it may be unreliable.

Synonyms

• խիստ (xist), քաջ (kʻaǰ), առաւել (aṙawel)

References

• Eremia Meġrecʻi (1698) “արբեկ”, in Baṙgirkʻ hayocʻ [Armenian Dictionary] (in Armenian), Livorno: Sargis Evdokiacʻi Sahetʻči Press, page 35
• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “արբեկ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 300a
• J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1987) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun; naxagrayin žamanakašrǰan [History of the Armenian language: The Pre-Literary Period]‎^[1] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 111
• J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “արբեկ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 86ab