լուսին
lusin/luˈsin/
The Armenian word for "moon" is լուսին (lusin).
լուսին is a noun referring to the natural satellite of the planet Earth. When referring to the Moon as a specific proper name, it is capitalized as Լուսին.
Meaning: the natural satellite of planet Earth (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The word լուսին is derived from the root լույս, which means "light".
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
To say "the moon," add the suffix –ը to the end of the word to get լուսինը. If you are using the word in a dative or locative context, such as saying "to the moon" or "at the moon," you insert an ի before the definite suffix, resulting in լուսնին.
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation is /luˈsin/. The /l/ is like the [l] in lace, the /u/ is like the [oo] in cool, the /s/ is like the [s] in sip, the /i/ is like the [ea] in seat and is short in duration and the /n/ is like the [n] in nest.
Did you know?
- While լուսին means 'moon', the word for 'month' in Armenian is ամիս, which has no linguistic connection to the word for the satellite itself.
- The word լուսին can also be used poetically to describe a person's face or a bright, glowing complexion, much like 'luminous' in English.
- The word լուսին is inherited from Old Armenian, meaning the term has remained virtually unchanged for over 1,500 years.
Examples in context
- Լուսինը պայծառ է։The moon is bright.This sentence is useful for describing the brightness of the լուսին.Tatoeba #13702757 by Proxima5, translation #1779858 by Spamster
- Լուսինը գեղեցիկ է։The moon is beautiful.This sentence is useful for describing the beauty of the լուսին.Tatoeba #13288222 by Proxima5, translation #5774855 by Amgaray
- Այսօր լուսինը շատ մեծ է երևում։Aysor lusiny shat mets e erevum:The moon looks very large today.
- 2 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Artash and Nane are walking outside at night.
- Արտաշ ArtashՆանե, տեսնո՞ւմ ես լուսինը։Nane, tesnum es lusiny?Nane, do you see the moon?
- Նանե NaneԱյո, այն շատ մեծ է։Ayo, ayn shat mets e.Yes, it is very big.
- Արտաշ ArtashԼուսինը այսօր շատ պայծառ է։Lusiny aysor shat paytsar e.The moon is very bright today.
- Նանե NaneԻսկապես, շատ գեղեցիկ է։Iskapes, shat geghetsik e.Indeed, it is very beautiful.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “moon” translations and entries լուսին, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries լուսին, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
