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զոյգ

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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Borrowing from Classical Syriac ܙܘܓܐ (zawgāʾ).[1][2][3][4]

Noun

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զոյգ (zoyg)

  1. (in the plural) yoke, pair, couple
    ի զոյգսi zoygstogether
    զոյգք եզանցzoygkʻ ezancʻa yoke of oxen or bullocks
    զոյգք իշոցzoygkʻ išocʻa couple of asses
    զոյգք կաքաւուցzoygkʻ kakʻawucʻbrace of partridges
    զոյգք ատրճանակացzoygkʻ atrčanakacʻbrace of pistols
    զոյգ մի կոշկացzoyg mi koškacʻa pair of boots
    զոյգս զոյգսzoygs zoygsin pairs, by twos, two and two
  2. (in the plural) two- or four-horse chariot
  3. (in the plural) balance, scale
  4. (in the plural) button on a book cover [in a 1234 inscription]

Declension

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i-type
plural (plurale tantum)
nominative զոյգք (zoygkʻ)
genitive զուգից (zugicʻ)
dative զուգից (zugicʻ)
accusative զոյգս (zoygs)
ablative զուգից (zugicʻ)
instrumental զուգիւք (zugiwkʻ)
locative զոյգս (zoygs)
i-a-type
plural (plurale tantum)
nominative զոյգք (zoygkʻ)
genitive զուգաց (zugacʻ)
dative զուգաց (zugacʻ)
accusative զոյգս (zoygs)
ablative զուգաց (zugacʻ)
instrumental զուգաւք = զուգօք (zugawkʻ = zugōkʻ)
locative զոյգս (zoygs)

Adjective

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զոյգ (zoyg)

  1. forming a pair; together; equal; even
    զոյգ ընդzoyg ənddirectly, forthwith, as soon
    զոյգ ընդ բանին եղեւzoyg ənd banin ełewno sooner said than done

Declension

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i-type
singular plural
nominative զոյգ (zoyg) զոյգք (zoygkʻ)
genitive զուգի (zugi) զուգից (zugicʻ)
dative զուգի (zugi) զուգից (zugicʻ)
accusative զոյգ (zoyg) զոյգս (zoygs)
ablative զուգէ (zugē) զուգից (zugicʻ)
instrumental զուգիւ (zugiw) զուգիւք (zugiwkʻ)
locative զուգի (zugi) զոյգս (zoygs)
i-a-type
singular plural
nominative զոյգ (zoyg) զոյգք (zoygkʻ)
genitive զուգի (zugi) զուգաց (zugacʻ)
dative զուգի (zugi) զուգաց (zugacʻ)
accusative զոյգ (zoyg) զոյգս (zoygs)
ablative զուգէ (zugē) զուգաց (zugacʻ)
instrumental *զուգաւ (*zugaw) զուգաւք = զուգօք (zugawkʻ = zugōkʻ)
locative զուգի (zugi) զոյգս (zoygs)

Adverb

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զոյգ (zoyg)

  1. equally, conjointly, together
  2. forthwith, immediately

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “զոյգ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, pages 104–105
  2. ^ Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 303
  3. ^ Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 931
  4. ^ J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “զոյգ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 242a

Further reading

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  • Awgerean, Mkrtičʻ, Čēlalean, Grigor (1865) “զոյգ”, in Aṙjeṙn baṙaran haykaznean lezui [Pocket Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ġazarean, Ṙubēn (2000) “զոյգ”, in G. B. Tʻosunean, editor, Grabari baṙaran [Dictionary of Old Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “զոյգ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “զոյգ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy