ճանճ

Armenian

Alternative forms

• ճանջ (čanǰ) (dialectal)

Etymology

From Old Armenian ճանճ (čanč).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɑnt͡ʃ/, [t͡ʃɑnt͡ʃ]
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɑnd͡ʒ/, [d͡ʒɑnd͡ʒ]

• Audio (Eastern Armenian):

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Noun

ճանճ • (čanč)

1. fly (insect)

Declension

i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)

	singular	plural
nominative	ճանճ (čanč)	ճանճեր (čančer)
dative	ճանճի (čanči)	ճանճերի (čančeri)
ablative	ճանճից (čančicʻ)	ճանճերից (čančericʻ)
instrumental	ճանճով (čančov)	ճանճերով (čančerov)
locative	—	—
	definite forms
nominative	ճանճը/ճանճն (čančə/čančn)	ճանճերը/ճանճերն (čančerə/čančern)
dative	ճանճին (čančin)	ճանճերին (čančerin)
	1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative	ճանճս (čančs)	ճանճերս (čančers)
dative	ճանճիս (čančis)	ճանճերիս (čančeris)
ablative	ճանճիցս (čančicʻs)	ճանճերիցս (čančericʻs)
instrumental	ճանճովս (čančovs)	ճանճերովս (čančerovs)
locative	—	—
	2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative	ճանճդ (čančd)	ճանճերդ (čančerd)
dative	ճանճիդ (čančid)	ճանճերիդ (čančerid)
ablative	ճանճիցդ (čančicʻd)	ճանճերիցդ (čančericʻd)
instrumental	ճանճովդ (čančovd)	ճանճերովդ (čančerovd)
locative	—	—

Derived terms

• ճանճվան (čančvan)
• ճանճասպան (čančaspan)

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

• ճանջ (čanǰ)

Etymology

A Zan borrowing: compare Mingrelian ჭანჯი (č̣anǯi), ჭანდი (č̣andi), Laz მ-ჭაჯი (m-ç̌aci, “fly”). Ultimately from Proto-Kartvelian *mc̣₁er-.

Noun

ճանճ • (čanč)

1. fly (insect)
   • 5th century, Bible, Ecclesiastes 10.1:

     Ճանճք մեռեալք զազրացուցանեն զեւղս անուշունս […]

     Čančkʻ meṙealkʻ zazracʻucʻanen zewłs anušuns […]

     Dead flies make the perfumer’s ointment give off a stench

Declension

i-type

	singular	plural
nominative	ճանճ (čanč)	ճանճք (čančkʻ)
genitive	ճանճի (čanči)	ճանճից (čančicʻ)
dative	ճանճի (čanči)	ճանճից (čančicʻ)
accusative	ճանճ (čanč)	ճանճս (čančs)
ablative	ճանճէ (čančē)	ճանճից (čančicʻ)
instrumental	ճանճիւ (čančiw)	ճանճիւք (čančiwkʻ)
locative	ճանճի (čanči)	ճանճս (čančs)

o-type

	singular	plural
nominative	ճանճ (čanč)	ճանճք (čančkʻ)
genitive	ճանճոյ (čančoy)	ճանճոց (čančocʻ)
dative	ճանճոյ (čančoy)	ճանճոց (čančocʻ)
accusative	ճանճ (čanč)	ճանճս (čančs)
ablative	ճանճոյ (čančoy)	ճանճոց (čančocʻ)
instrumental	ճանճով (čančov)	ճանճովք (čančovkʻ)
locative	ճանճ (čanč)	ճանճս (čančs)

Derived terms

• ճանճահանած (čančahanac)
• ճանճաճերմակ (čančačermak)
• ճանճեան (čančean)
• ճանճենի (čančeni)
• ճանճիկ (čančik)
• ճանճիռն (čančiṙn)
• ճանճիւռն (čančiwṙn)
• ճանճկէն (čančkēn)
• ճանճոց (čančocʻ)
• ճանջիռն (čanǰiṙn)
• շանաճանճ (šanačanč)

Descendants

• Armenian: ճանճ (čanč)

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “ճանճ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, pages 184–185
• Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1837) “ճանճ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 170c
• Kapancjan, G. A. (1975) Историко-лингвистические работы. Том II [Historical-Linguistic Works. Volume II] (in Russian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 370
• Klimov, G. A. (1964) Этимологический словарь картвельских языков [Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages] (in Russian), Moscow: Academy Press, page 141
• Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ճանճ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 437b
• Riabinin, Michel (1898) “Notes de lexicographie géorgienne. Examen du matériel emprunté”, in Mémoires de la Société de Linguistique de Paris‎^[1] (in French), volume X, page 21
• Šaniʒe, Aḳaḳi (1981) Kartuli enis sṭrukṭurisa da isṭoriis saḳitxebi [Issues of the structure and history of the Georgian language] (Txzulebani tormeṭ ṭomad; 2)‎^[2] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press, page 493
• Thorsø, Rasmus (2023) Prehistoric loanwords in Armenian: Hurro-Urartian, Kartvelian, and the unclassified substrate‎^[3], PhD dissertation, Leiden University, page 54