նօթի
Old Armenian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The original spelling is նաւթի (nawtʻi), probably inherited from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-h₁d-ti- (literally “having no eating”), from *n̥- (“not”) + *h₁ed- (“to eat”) + *-tis; cognate with Ancient Greek νῆστις (nêstis, “not eating, fasting, sober (jejune)”).[1][2] Equivalent to ան- (an-) + ուտեմ (utem) + -թի (-tʻi). The by-form անօթի (anōtʻi) can be explained as analogical after the privative prefix ան- (an-).
Adjective
[edit]նօթի • (nōtʻi)
Declension
[edit]o-a-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | նօթի (nōtʻi) | նօթիք (nōtʻikʻ) | |
| genitive | նօթւոյ (nōtʻwoy) | նօթեաց (nōtʻeacʻ) | |
| dative | նօթւոյ (nōtʻwoy) | նօթեաց (nōtʻeacʻ) | |
| accusative | նօթի (nōtʻi) | նօթիս (nōtʻis) | |
| ablative | նօթւոյ (nōtʻwoy) | նօթեաց (nōtʻeacʻ) | |
| instrumental | նօթեաւ (nōtʻeaw) | նօթեօք (nōtʻeōkʻ) | |
| locative | նօթի (nōtʻi) | նօթիս (nōtʻis) |
Derived terms
[edit]- անօթութիւն (anōtʻutʻiwn)
- նօթութիւն (nōtʻutʻiwn)
Descendants
[edit]- Middle Armenian: անօթի (anōtʻi), անօթեց (anōtʻecʻ), անօթէց (anōtʻēcʻ), անօթուց (anōtʻucʻ)
- Armenian: անոթի (anotʻi)
- → Armenian: նոթի (notʻi) (learned)
References
[edit]- ^ Klingenschmitt, Gert (1982) Das altarmenische Verbum (in German), Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 67
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (1988) “Laryngeal developments: A survey”, in Alfred Bammesberger, editor, Die Laryngaltheorie und die Rekonstruktion des indogermanischen Laut- und Formensystems, Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Carl Winter, page 78
Further reading
[edit]- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “նօթի”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “նօթի”, 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 477–478
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “nawt‘i”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 501
- 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 437