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որջ

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Armenian

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Old Armenian որջ (orǰ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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որջ (orǰ)

  1. den, lair (retreat of a wild animal)
    գայլի որջgayli orǰwolf's lair
  2. (figuratively) den, lair (squalid dwelling or hideout)
    ավազակների որջavazakneri orǰden of thieves
  3. (figuratively) cell (small room used for isolation, as in a monastery or prison)

Declension

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i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative որջ (orǰ) որջեր (orǰer)
dative որջի (orǰi) որջերի (orǰeri)
ablative որջից (orǰicʻ) որջերից (orǰericʻ)
instrumental որջով (orǰov) որջերով (orǰerov)
locative որջում (orǰum) որջերում (orǰerum)
definite forms
nominative որջը/որջն (orǰə/orǰn) որջերը/որջերն (orǰerə/orǰern)
dative որջին (orǰin) որջերին (orǰerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative որջս (orǰs) որջերս (orǰers)
dative որջիս (orǰis) որջերիս (orǰeris)
ablative որջիցս (orǰicʻs) որջերիցս (orǰericʻs)
instrumental որջովս (orǰovs) որջերովս (orǰerovs)
locative որջումս (orǰums) որջերումս (orǰerums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative որջդ (orǰd) որջերդ (orǰerd)
dative որջիդ (orǰid) որջերիդ (orǰerid)
ablative որջիցդ (orǰicʻd) որջերիցդ (orǰericʻd)
instrumental որջովդ (orǰovd) որջերովդ (orǰerovd)
locative որջումդ (orǰumd) որջերումդ (orǰerumd)

References

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  • Dum-Tragut, Jasmine (2009) Armenian: Modern Eastern Armenian (London Oriental and African Language Library; 14), Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, pages 26–27

Old Armenian

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Etymology

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Of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *por-ih₂- ~ *por-yo-, a derivative of *per- (to go through), and cognate with Ancient Greek πόρος (póros, opening, passage).[1][2]

Noun

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որջ (orǰ)

  1. den, lair

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: որջ (orǰ) (learned)

References

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  1. ^ 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, pages 192–193
  2. ^ Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, pages 543–544

Further reading

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “որջ”, 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 587–588, unknown origin
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “որջ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “որջ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 609, unknown origin
  • Dervischjan, P. Seraphin (1877) Armeniaca I: Das Altarmenische (in German), Vienna: Mekhitarist Press, page 84, connecting with Ancient Greek λοχή (lokhḗ, lair of beasts), λόχος (lókhos, ambush, childbed), German Lager (lair) etc. These derive from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-, which cannot yield որջ (orǰ).