Armenian

Noun

արգել • ‎(argel)

1. Alternative form of արգելք ‎(argelkʿ)

Declension

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂rk-, from *h₂erk-. The -ել ‎(-el) may be a suffix, found also in այցելեմ ‎(aycʿelem) and վայել ‎(vayel).

Noun

արգել • ‎(argel) indeclinable

1. hinderance, obstacle, opposition, impediment, embarrassment, difficulty, delay, obstruction; encumbrance

   արգել առնել, արկանել, լինել‎ ― argel aṙnel, arkanel, linel ― to arrest, to hinder, to contradict, to oppose, to embarrass

2. prohibition, forbiddance, inhibition, interdiction

   արգել եկեղեցական‎ ― argel ekełecʿakan ― interdict

3. arrest; detention, prison

   յարգել արկանել, լինել‎ ― yargel arkanel, linel ― to arrest, to imprison, to immure, to encloister

Adjective

արգել • ‎(argel) indeclinable

1. contrary, opposing

Derived terms

Descendants

• Armenian: արգելք ‎(argelkʿ)

References

• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “արգել”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “արգել”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “արգել”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
• Matasović, Ranko (2009) A Grammatical Sketch of Classical Armenian (pdf), Zagreb, page 11
• Martirosyan, Hrach (2010), “argel”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 133