անձրուկ

Armenian

Etymology

From Greek αντζούγα (antzoúga), αντζούγια (antzoúgia), orthographied reflecting the Western Armenian pronunciation. See the Greek entry for more. Doublet of անչոուս (ančʻous), which arrived through Russian.

First found in the Armenian–Latin dictionary of Stefanus Roszka, quoting a geographical work known only to him. Copied from that dictionary into the standard dictionaries and hence accepted as the standard designation of “anchovy” in the literary language. See also թուխու (tʻuxu), լոսդի (losdi), թառափ (tʻaṙapʻ) for other fish names with a similar fate.

Pronunciation

(Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /ɑnd͡zˈɾuk/, [ɑnd͡zɾúk]
(Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /ɑnt͡sˈɾuɡ/, [ɑnt͡sʰɾúɡ]
Audio (Eastern Armenian): (file)

Noun

անձրուկ • (anjruk) (initially probably Ardeal)

anchovy, Engraulis^[1]
Synonyms: անչոուս (ančʻous), (dialectal) խամսի (xamsi), (dialectal) քապչին (kʻapčʻin)
- finished 1731, Stefanus Roszka, Armenian–Latin Dictionary , (quoting from an unknown work abbreviated as Ašx. lg.):^[2]
  Անձրուկք, որք երամովին լողան, են յոյժ մանունք
  Anjrukkʻ, orkʻ eramovin loġan, en yoyž manunkʻ
  Anchovies, which swim in company, are very small

Declension

i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
	singular	plural
nominative	անձրուկ (anjruk)	անձրուկներ (anjrukner)
dative	անձրուկի (anjruki)	անձրուկների (anjrukneri)
ablative	անձրուկից (anjrukicʻ)	անձրուկներից (anjruknericʻ)
instrumental	անձրուկով (anjrukov)	անձրուկներով (anjruknerov)
locative	—	—

	definite forms
nominative	անձրուկը/անձրուկն (anjrukə/anjrukn)	անձրուկները/անձրուկներն (anjruknerə/anjruknern)
dative	անձրուկին (anjrukin)	անձրուկներին (anjruknerin)

	1^st person possessive forms (my)
nominative	անձրուկս (anjruks)	անձրուկներս (anjrukners)
dative	անձրուկիս (anjrukis)	անձրուկներիս (anjrukneris)
ablative	անձրուկիցս (anjrukicʻs)	անձրուկներիցս (anjruknericʻs)
instrumental	անձրուկովս (anjrukovs)	անձրուկներովս (anjruknerovs)
locative	—	—

	2^nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative	անձրուկդ (anjrukd)	անձրուկներդ (anjruknerd)
dative	անձրուկիդ (anjrukid)	անձրուկներիդ (anjruknerid)
ablative	անձրուկիցդ (anjrukicʻd)	անձրուկներիցդ (anjruknericʻd)
instrumental	անձրուկովդ (anjrukovd)	անձրուկներովդ (anjruknerovd)
locative	—	—

References

^ Ġazaryan, Ṙuben (2001) “անձրուկ”, in Kendanineri anunneri hayeren-ṙuseren-latineren kargabanakan baṙaran. Girkʻ D. Jkner [An Armenian–Russian–Latin Taxonomic Dictionary of Animal Names. Book IV. Fish] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Macmillan Armenia, →ISBN, § 98, page 11
^ Norayr N. Biwzandacʻi (2000) “անձրուկ”, in Martiros Minassian, editor, Baṙagirkʻ storin hayerēni i matenagrutʻeancʻ ŽA–ŽĒ darucʻ [Dictionary of Middle Armenian Based on the Literature of 11–17th Centuries]‎^[1], edited from the author's unfinished manuscript written 1884–1915, Geneva: Martiros Minassian, page 52

Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “անձրուկ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 205a, not knowing about the Greek word and therefore rejecting the connection with Italian acciuga, French anchois
Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836) “անձրուկ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume I, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 197b
J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “անձրուկ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 60a, not knowing the origin
Koylaw, Awetikʻ (1884–1889) “Anchovi”, in Baṙagirkʻ germanerēn-hayerēn [Deutsch-armenisches Wörterbuch]‎^[2], Vienna: Mekhitarist Press, page 62b
Norayr N. Biwzandacʻi (1882–1884) “anchois”, in Baṙagirkʻ i gałłierēn lezuē i hayerēn [Dictionnaire français-arménien], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian Press, page 60a
Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “անձրուկ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 41a

[1] Ġazaryan, Ṙuben (2001) “անձրուկ”, in Kendanineri anunneri hayeren-ṙuseren-latineren kargabanakan baṙaran. Girkʻ D. Jkner [An Armenian–Russian–Latin Taxonomic Dictionary of Animal Names. Book IV. Fish] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Macmillan Armenia, →ISBN, § 98, page 11

[Norayr-2] Norayr N. Biwzandacʻi (2000) “անձրուկ”, in Martiros Minassian, editor, Baṙagirkʻ storin hayerēni i matenagrutʻeancʻ ŽA–ŽĒ darucʻ [Dictionary of Middle Armenian Based on the Literature of 11–17th Centuries]‎^[1], edited from the author's unfinished manuscript written 1884–1915, Geneva: Martiros Minassian, page 52

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