զեղխ
Armenian
Alternative forms
- զեխ (zex)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Old Armenian զեղխ (zełx).
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [zeχː]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [zeχː]
Declension
nominalized, i-type (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | զեղխ (zeġx) | զեղխեր (zeġxer) | ||
| dative | զեղխի (zeġxi) | զեղխերի (zeġxeri) | ||
| ablative | զեղխից (zeġxicʻ) | զեղխերից (zeġxericʻ) | ||
| instrumental | զեղխով (zeġxov) | զեղխերով (zeġxerov) | ||
| locative | զեղխում (zeġxum) | զեղխերում (zeġxerum) | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | զեղխը/զեղխն (zeġxə/zeġxn) | զեղխերը/զեղխերն (zeġxerə/zeġxern) | ||
| dative | զեղխին (zeġxin) | զեղխերին (zeġxerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | զեղխս (zeġxs) | զեղխերս (zeġxers) | ||
| dative | զեղխիս (zeġxis) | զեղխերիս (zeġxeris) | ||
| ablative | զեղխիցս (zeġxicʻs) | զեղխերիցս (zeġxericʻs) | ||
| instrumental | զեղխովս (zeġxovs) | զեղխերովս (zeġxerovs) | ||
| locative | զեղխումս (zeġxums) | զեղխերումս (zeġxerums) | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | զեղխդ (zeġxd) | զեղխերդ (zeġxerd) | ||
| dative | զեղխիդ (zeġxid) | զեղխերիդ (zeġxerid) | ||
| ablative | զեղխիցդ (zeġxicʻd) | զեղխերիցդ (zeġxericʻd) | ||
| instrumental | զեղխովդ (zeġxovd) | զեղխերովդ (zeġxerovd) | ||
| locative | զեղխումդ (zeġxumd) | զեղխերումդ (zeġxerumd) | ||
Old Armenian
Alternative forms
- զեխ (zex)
- զիղխ (ziłx) — post-Classical
Etymology
Usually considered a word of unknown origin.[1][2][3] Probably a Semitic borrowing: compare the Arabic root ز ل ق (z-l-q) forming words related to slipping, notably زَلِق (zaliq, “slippery”).[4][5]
Adjective
զեղխ • (zełx)
Derived terms
- անզեխ (anzex)
- անզեղխ (anzełx)
- գինեզեխութիւն (ginezexutʻiwn)
- զեխանք (zexankʻ)
- զեխիմ (zexim)
- զեխութիւն (zexutʻiwn)
- զեղխաբարոյութիւն (zełxabaroyutʻiwn)
- զեղխագործութիւն (zełxagorcutʻiwn)
- զեղխալից (zełxalicʻ)
- զեղխանամ (zełxanam)
- զեղխանք (zełxankʻ)
- զեղխեմ (zełxem)
- զեղխիմ (zełxim)
- զեղխութիւն (zełxutʻiwn)
- զեղխումն (zełxumn)
- զեղութիւն (zełutʻiwn)
Descendants
- → Armenian: զեղխ (zeġx)
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “զեղխ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, pages 89–90
- 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 962
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “զեղխ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 236ab
- Kerestedjian, Bedros (1945) Kerest Haig, editor, Étude philologique et lexicographique de 6000 mots et noms arméniens avec des comparaisons de 100.000 mots de 900 langues et des données historiques et géographiques (in French), London: Bernard Quaritch Ltd., page 135
- Urišean, Vardgēs (1995) “զեղխ”, in Mer armatnerə nor loysi tak [Our Root Words Under New Light] (in Armenian), volume I, Fresno: Meshag Printing & Publishing, page 88b
Further reading
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “զեղխ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “զեղխ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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