շճեմ

Old Armenian

Etymology

Ačaṙean lists under the unattested root *շիճ- (*šič-, “straining, filtering”), together with շիճուկ (šičuk) / շճուկ (ščuk, “whey”) and possibly շիճ (šič, “grain spoilt by rain”), and leaves the origin open.^[1]

Probably of Iranian origin, ultimately from Proto-Iranian *srasč- (“to drip”), whence especially Wakhi ṣ̌əc- / ṣ̌əct- (“to seep, drip, leak (away)”), causative ṣ̌əc(ы)v- / ṣ̌əcovd- (“to strain; to filter; to skim the cream off”), possibly also Khwarezmian [script needed] (cš-, “to drip”) and Old Armenian սրսկեմ (srskem, “to sprinkle”). On this root see Cheung, without the Armenian.^[2] See also շիճուկ (šičuk) for more.

Verb

շճեմ • (ščem)

to seep, drip, trickle or to be full of serosity, of matter
- 5th century, Bible, Job 21.24:^[3]
  Փոր նորա լի է ճարպով․ ուղիղ նորա շճեսցէ։
  Pʻor nora li ē čarpov; ułił nora ščescʻē.
  Translation by Claude E. Cox
  His inwards are filled with fat; his marrow will become liquified.

Usage notes

In the Bible, translates Ancient Greek διαχέω (diakhéō).
The word is a hapax legomenon.

Conjugation

active
		singular			plural
infinitive		շճել (ščel)		participle	շճեցեալ, շճեալ (ščecʻeal, ščeal)
causative		—		aorist stem	շճեց- (ščecʻ-)

		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
indicative
	present	շճեմ (ščem)	շճես (ščes)	շճէ (ščē)	շճեմք (ščemkʻ)	շճէք (ščēkʻ)	շճեն (ščen)
	imperfect	շճէի, շճեի* (ščēi, ščei*)	շճէիր, շճեիր* (ščēir, ščeir*)	շճէր (ščēr)	շճէաք, շճեաք* (ščēakʻ, ščeakʻ*)	շճէիք, շճեիք* (ščēikʻ, ščeikʻ*)	շճէին, շճեին* (ščēin, ščein*)
	aorist	շճեցի (ščecʻi)	շճեցեր (ščecʻer)	շճեաց (ščeacʻ)	շճեցաք (ščecʻakʻ)	շճեցէք, շճեցիք (ščecʻēkʻ, ščecʻikʻ)	շճեցին (ščecʻin)
subjunctive
	present	շճիցեմ (ščicʻem)	շճիցես (ščicʻes)	շճիցէ (ščicʻē)	շճիցեմք (ščicʻemkʻ)	շճիցէք (ščicʻēkʻ)	շճիցեն (ščicʻen)
	aorist	շճեցից (ščecʻicʻ)	շճեսցես (ščescʻes)	շճեսցէ (ščescʻē)	շճեսցուք (ščescʻukʻ)	շճեսջիք (ščesǰikʻ)	շճեսցեն (ščescʻen)
imperatives
	imperative	—	շճեա՛ (ščeá)	—	—	շճեցէ՛ք (ščecʻḗkʻ)	—
	cohortative	—	շճեսջի՛ր (ščesǰír)	—	—	շճեսջի՛ք (ščesǰíkʻ)	—
	prohibitive	—	մի՛ շճեր (mí ščer)	—	—	մի՛ շճէք (mí ščēkʻ)	—

rare

Related terms

շիճ (šič), շճուկ (ščuk), շիճուկ (šičuk)

References

^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “շիճ”, 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, page 518a
^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 356
^ Cox, Claude E. (2006) Armenian Job: reconstructed Greek text, critical edition of the Armenian with English translation (Hebrew University Armenian studies; 8), Leuven – Paris – Dudley, MA: Peeters, page 156