ժախ
Armenian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The origin is unknown. Found also in Middle Armenian ժախ-ուկ (žax-uk, “horseradish”). Dialectal ժախռ (žaxṙ, “weed”) may be related.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /ʒɑχ/, [ʒɑχ]
- (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /ʒɑχ/, [ʒɑχ]
Audio (Eastern Armenian): (file)
Noun
[edit]ժախ • (žax)
- (dialectal) horse fennel, Hippomarathrum
- Synonym: բոխի (boxi)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ժախ (žax) | ժախեր (žaxer) | ||
| dative | ժախի (žaxi) | ժախերի (žaxeri) | ||
| ablative | ժախից (žaxicʻ) | ժախերից (žaxericʻ) | ||
| instrumental | ժախով (žaxov) | ժախերով (žaxerov) | ||
| locative | ժախում (žaxum) | ժախերում (žaxerum) | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | ժախը/ժախն (žaxə/žaxn) | ժախերը/ժախերն (žaxerə/žaxern) | ||
| dative | ժախին (žaxin) | ժախերին (žaxerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | ժախս (žaxs) | ժախերս (žaxers) | ||
| dative | ժախիս (žaxis) | ժախերիս (žaxeris) | ||
| ablative | ժախիցս (žaxicʻs) | ժախերիցս (žaxericʻs) | ||
| instrumental | ժախովս (žaxovs) | ժախերովս (žaxerovs) | ||
| locative | ժախումս (žaxums) | ժախերումս (žaxerums) | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | ժախդ (žaxd) | ժախերդ (žaxerd) | ||
| dative | ժախիդ (žaxid) | ժախերիդ (žaxerid) | ||
| ablative | ժախիցդ (žaxicʻd) | ժախերիցդ (žaxericʻd) | ||
| instrumental | ժախովդ (žaxovd) | ժախերովդ (žaxerovd) | ||
| locative | ժախումդ (žaxumd) | ժախերումդ (žaxerumd) | ||
Derived terms
[edit]- բոժախ (božax)
Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1913) “ժախ”, in Hayerēn gawaṙakan baṙaran [Armenian Provincial Dictionary] (Ēminean azgagrakan žoġovacu; 9) (in Armenian), Tiflis: Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages, pages 388–389
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “ժախ”, 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, page 220b
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “բող”, 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 464b
- Amatuni, Sahak (1912) “բոխ”, in Hayocʻ baṙ u ban [Armenian Words and Idioms] (in Armenian), Vagharshapat: Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, page 112a
- Асатрян, Г. (1987) “Язык заза и армянский (Предварительные заметки) [Zaza and Armenian (Preliminary Notes)]”, in Patma-banasirakan handes [Historical-Philological Journal][1] (in Russian), number 1, Yerevan: Academy Press, page 169
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836) “ժախ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume I, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 825a
- Ġazaryan, Ṙuben (1981) “բոխի”, in Busanunneri hayeren-latineren-ṙuseren-angleren-franseren-germaneren baṙaran [Armenian–Latin–Russian–English–French–German Dictionary of Plant Names], Yerevan: University Press, § 161, page 17b
- Ġazaryan, Ṙuben, Avetisyan, Henrik (2009) “ժախուկ”, in Miǰin hayereni baṙaran [Dictionary of Middle Armenian] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 255b
- Sargsyan, Artem et al., editors (2002), “ժախ¹”, in Hayocʻ lezvi barbaṙayin baṙaran [Dialectal Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume II, Yerevan: Hayastan, page 152ab