որջ
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Armenian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Old Armenian որջ (orǰ).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /voɾt͡ʃʰ/, [voɾt͡ʃʰ]
- (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /voɾt͡ʃ/, [voɾt͡ʃʰ]
Noun
[edit]որջ • (orǰ)
- den, lair (retreat of a wild animal)
- գայլի որջ ― gayli orǰ ― wolf's lair
- (figuratively) den, lair (squalid dwelling or hideout)
- ավազակների որջ ― avazakneri orǰ ― den of thieves
- (figuratively) cell (small room used for isolation, as in a monastery or prison)
Declension
[edit]i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian) | ||||
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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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]որջ • (orǰ)
Declension
[edit]i-type
o-type
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Armenian: որջ (orǰ) (learned)
References
[edit]- ^ 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
- ^ 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
[edit]- 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).
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