արև
arew/ɑˈɾev/
The Armenian word for sun is արև (arew). Wiktionary also lists արեգակ (aregak).
Meaning: the star around which the Earth revolves (name)
Ways to say it
| Armenian | Romanization (Wiktionary) | IPA |
|---|---|---|
| արև | arew | /ɑˈɾev/ (Eastern Armenian) /ɑˈɾev/ (Western Armenian) |
| արեգակ | aregak | /ɑɾeˈɡɑk/ (Eastern Armenian) /ɑɾeˈkɑɡ/ (Western Armenian) |
The word refers to the star around which the Earth revolves. It can also be used more broadly to refer to a star as the center of any single solar system.
Which one should you use?
While արև is the standard term, արեգակ is a diminutive form often used in poetry or lyrical contexts to mean 'little sun' or 'sunbeam'.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
To specify 'the sun', you add the definite article –ը to the end of the word to form արևը. When you want to say 'to the sun' or if the sun is the object of certain verbs, you use the dative case form արևին.
How do you pronounce it?
/ɑˈɾev/. The first sound is like the [a] in l[a]va, and the final sound is like the [v] in [v]an.
Did you know?
- In ancient Armenian astrology and alchemy, արև was closely associated with gold, and the two concepts were often interchangeable in symbolic texts.
- In Armenian folklore, the sun is often personified as a protective deity, and the term արև appears frequently in traditional wedding songs to symbolize fertility and a bright future for the couple.
- The name 'Arevshat' is an example of an Armenian name derived from the solar root արև.
Examples in context
- Ես քո արևն եմ։I am your sun.This sentence shows how to use the form արև in a metaphorical sense.Tatoeba #13251169 by Proxima5, translation #3410643 by Olenka
- Ի՞նչ գույնի է արևը։What color is the sun?This sentence demonstrates how to use the definite form արևը.Tatoeba #13274898 by Proxima5, translation #12437327 by insularis
- Ինչո՞ւ ես նայում Արևին։Why are you looking at the Sun?This sentence uses the form արև to refer to the Sun as a proper noun.Tatoeba #13528562 by Proxima5, translation #8886906 by carlosalberto
- 15 more sentences on Tatoeba
Sources
- Wiktionary, “sun” translations and entries արև, արեգակ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
