տղա
Armenian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- տղայ (tġay) — traditional orthography
Etymology
[edit]From Old Armenian տղայ (tłay).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /təˈʁɑ/, [təʁɑ́]
- (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /dəˈʁɑ/, [dəʁɑ́]
Audio (Eastern Armenian): (file) - Hyphenation: տը‧ղա
Noun
[edit]տղա • (tġa)
- boy
- son
- (Western Armenian) child, baby (male or female)
- Synonym: երեխա (erexa)
- lad, youngster, young man
- apprentice
Usage notes
[edit]In Old Armenian, Middle Armenian and Western Armenian the word can mean both male and female child. In Eastern Armenian, only male.
Declension
[edit]| i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | տղա (tġa) | տղաներ (tġaner) | ||
| dative | տղայի (tġayi) | տղաների (tġaneri) | ||
| ablative | տղայից (tġayicʻ) | տղաներից (tġanericʻ) | ||
| instrumental | տղայով (tġayov) | տղաներով (tġanerov) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | տղան (tġan) | տղաները/տղաներն (tġanerə/tġanern) | ||
| dative | տղային (tġayin) | տղաներին (tġanerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | տղաս (tġas) | տղաներս (tġaners) | ||
| dative | տղայիս (tġayis) | տղաներիս (tġaneris) | ||
| ablative | տղայիցս (tġayicʻs) | տղաներիցս (tġanericʻs) | ||
| instrumental | տղայովս (tġayovs) | տղաներովս (tġanerovs) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | տղադ (tġad) | տղաներդ (tġanerd) | ||
| dative | տղայիդ (tġayid) | տղաներիդ (tġanerid) | ||
| ablative | տղայիցդ (tġayicʻd) | տղաներիցդ (tġanericʻd) | ||
| instrumental | տղայովդ (tġayovd) | տղաներովդ (tġanerovd) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| i-type/u-type, animate (Colloquial Eastern Armenian) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | տղա (tġa) | տղեք (tġekʻ) | ||
| dative | տղի, տղու (tġi, tġu) | տղեքի (tġekʻi) | ||
| ablative | տղից, տղուց (tġicʻ, tġucʻ) | տղեքից (tġekʻicʻ) | ||
| instrumental | տղով (tġov) | տղեքով (tġekʻov) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | տղեն (tġen) | տղեքը/տղեքն (tġekʻə/tġekʻn) | ||
| dative | տղին, տղուն (tġin, tġun) | տղեքին (tġekʻin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | տղես (tġes) | տղեքս (tġekʻs) | ||
| dative | տղիս (tġis) | տղեքիս (tġekʻis) | ||
| ablative | տղիցս (tġicʻs) | տղեքիցս (tġekʻicʻs) | ||
| instrumental | տղովս (tġovs) | տղեքովս (tġekʻovs) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | տղեդ (tġed) | տղեքդ (tġekʻd) | ||
| dative | տղիդ (tġid) | տղեքիդ (tġekʻid) | ||
| ablative | տղիցդ (tġicʻd) | տղեքիցդ (tġekʻicʻd) | ||
| instrumental | տղովդ (tġovd) | տղեքովդ (tġekʻovd) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| the plural can also be տղերք (tġerkʻ) | ||||
Derived terms
[edit]- տղաման (tġaman)
Descendants
[edit]- → Adyghe: [script needed] (tɣa, “young man”)[1]
- → Azerbaijani: dığa
- → Northern Kurdish: tiẍa
- → Turkish: dığa, tığa
References
[edit]- ^ Loewe, Louis (1854) A dictionary of the Circassian language, London: George Bell, page 89
Further reading
[edit]- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “տղայ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, page 413a