The Պարսկա-Eastern Armenian Language Thread

[bell-the-cat]

Re: The Պարսկա-Eastern Armenian Language Thread

Does "Kelkit" mean anything in Armenian? I've read that it means "Wolf valley".

[Haykakan]

Re: The Պարսկա-Eastern Armenian Language Thread

Gail or Gel means wolf. Kit means nose. gelkit = wolf nose

[Federate]

Re: The Պարսկա-Eastern Armenian Language Thread

Does "Kelkit" mean anything in Armenian? I've read that it means "Wolf valley".

I Googled the word "Քելքիթ" and apparently it's an area in Turkey that is called "Գայլգետ" (in Western Armenian Kaylked/in Eastern Armenian Gaylget) in Armenian which means "Wolf river".

[bell-the-cat]

Re: The Պարսկա-Eastern Armenian Language Thread

Gail or Gel means wolf. Kit means nose. gelkit = wolf nose

I Googled the word "Քելքիթ" and apparently it's an area in Turkey that is called "Գայլգետ" (in Western Armenian Kaylked/in Eastern Armenian Gaylget) in Armenian which means "Wolf river".

Thanks.

That is the "Kelkit" I was thinking of (strange that the Turks have not changed its name). It is on the route between Bayburt and Shebinkarahisar. The book that I was referring to says it is the Armenian version of a Greek name - with both names meaning "Wolf valley". But I should have realised the "kel" / "gail" / "gayl" part did mean wolf since there is a Gayladzor, Wolf Valley, at Ani.

My curiosity was prompted by wondering if maybe the Keklik valley (which is near Sarikamish and which is Turkish for "partridge") might be a corruption of Kelkit, since there are no partridges there but probably (in the past anyway) plenty of wolves. There is a castle in the valley, and several churches, so it was inhabited by Armenians in the past. Nobody lives there now.

[Artashes]

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Thanks.

That is the "Kelkit" I was thinking of (strange that the Turks have not changed its name). It is on the route between Bayburt and Shebinkarahisar. The book that I was referring to says it is the Armenian version of a Greek name - with both names meaning "Wolf valley". But I should have realised the "kel" / "gail" / "gayl" part did mean wolf since there is a Gayladzor, Wolf Valley, at Ani.

My curiosity was prompted by wondering if maybe the Keklik valley (which is near Sarikamish and which is Turkish for "partridge") might be a corruption of Kelkit, since there are no partridges there but probably (in the past anyway) plenty of wolves. There is a castle in the valley, and several churches, so it was inhabited by Armenians in the past. Nobody lives there now.

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Artashes

[jgk3]

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I found a free online pdf of a good book for learning eastern Armenian from the Assimil series: http://www.scribd.com/doc/23628972/A...s-peine#scribd

[ara87]

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Not sure if this is the best place to ask, but do any of you know what the original Armenian words for "Saturday" and "week" were before 301ad? Shabat & Shabat'or come from Hebrew "Shabbat." Also any clues as to why we would use the same word for both Saturday and a seven day week? Thanks in advance.