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խոյ

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See also: Խոյ

Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian խոյ (xoy).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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խոյ (xoy)

  1. ram
  2. (military) battering ram

Declension

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i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative խոյ (xoy) խոյեր (xoyer)
dative խոյի (xoyi) խոյերի (xoyeri)
ablative խոյից (xoyicʻ) խոյերից (xoyericʻ)
instrumental խոյով (xoyov) խոյերով (xoyerov)
locative
definite forms
nominative խոյը/խոյն (xoyə/xoyn) խոյերը/խոյերն (xoyerə/xoyern)
dative խոյին (xoyin) խոյերին (xoyerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative խոյս (xoys) խոյերս (xoyers)
dative խոյիս (xoyis) խոյերիս (xoyeris)
ablative խոյիցս (xoyicʻs) խոյերիցս (xoyericʻs)
instrumental խոյովս (xoyovs) խոյերովս (xoyerovs)
locative
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative խոյդ (xoyd) խոյերդ (xoyerd)
dative խոյիդ (xoyid) խոյերիդ (xoyerid)
ablative խոյիցդ (xoyicʻd) խոյերիցդ (xoyericʻd)
instrumental խոյովդ (xoyovd) խոյերովդ (xoyerovd)
locative

Derived terms

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Old Armenian

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Alternative forms

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  • հոյ (hoy)only in the sense “battering ram”

Etymology

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A borrowing from an unknown source, likely a wanderword. Compare Old Turkic 𐰸𐰆𐰪 (qōñ, sheep), Karakhanid [script needed] (qōy, sheep), Turkish koyun (sheep), Avar куй (kuj, sheep).

Noun

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խոյ (xoy)

  1. ram
  2. (astronomy) Aries
  3. (military) battering ram
    ջրաբաշխական խոյǰrabašxakan xoyhydraulic ram

Declension

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i-type
singular plural
nominative խոյ (xoy) խոյք (xoykʻ)
genitive խոյի (xoyi) խոյից (xoyicʻ)
dative խոյի (xoyi) խոյից (xoyicʻ)
accusative խոյ (xoy) խոյս (xoys)
ablative խոյէ (xoyē) խոյից (xoyicʻ)
instrumental խոյիւ (xoyiw) խոյիւք (xoyiwkʻ)
locative խոյի (xoyi) խոյս (xoys)

additionally, an i-a-type instrumental plural խոյօք (xoyōkʻ) = խոյաւք (xoyawkʻ) is once attested

o-type
singular plural
nominative խոյ (xoy) խոյք (xoykʻ)
genitive խոյոյ (xoyoy) խոյոց (xoyocʻ)
dative խոյոյ (xoyoy) խոյոց (xoyocʻ)
accusative խոյ (xoy) խոյս (xoys)
ablative խոյոյ (xoyoy) խոյոց (xoyocʻ)
instrumental խոյով (xoyov) խոյովք (xoyovkʻ)
locative խոյ (xoy) խոյս (xoys)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: խոյ (xoy)

See also

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References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “խոյ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “խոյ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “խոյ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “խոյ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik