ռակայ

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

  • ռակկայ (ṙakkay), ռակա (ṙaka)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ῥακά (rhaká).

Noun

ռակայ (ṙakay)

  1. idiot, fool
    Synonym: յիմար (yimar)

Further reading

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1979), ռակայ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume IV, 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, pages 138–139
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), ռակայ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 376
  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), ռակայ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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