ճագար
Armenian
Etymology
From Old Armenian ճագար (čagar).
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [t͡ʃɑɡɑ́ɾ]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [d͡ʒɑkʰɑ́ɾ]
Audio (Eastern Armenian) (file) - Hyphenation: ճա‧գար
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ճագար (čagar) | ճագարներ (čagarner) | ||
| dative | ճագարի (čagari) | ճագարների (čagarneri) | ||
| ablative | ճագարից (čagaricʻ) | ճագարներից (čagarnericʻ) | ||
| instrumental | ճագարով (čagarov) | ճագարներով (čagarnerov) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | ճագարը/ճագարն (čagarə/čagarn) | ճագարները/ճագարներն (čagarnerə/čagarnern) | ||
| dative | ճագարին (čagarin) | ճագարներին (čagarnerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | ճագարս (čagars) | ճագարներս (čagarners) | ||
| dative | ճագարիս (čagaris) | ճագարներիս (čagarneris) | ||
| ablative | ճագարիցս (čagaricʻs) | ճագարներիցս (čagarnericʻs) | ||
| instrumental | ճագարովս (čagarovs) | ճագարներովս (čagarnerovs) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | ճագարդ (čagard) | ճագարներդ (čagarnerd) | ||
| dative | ճագարիդ (čagarid) | ճագարներիդ (čagarnerid) | ||
| ablative | ճագարիցդ (čagaricʻd) | ճագարներիցդ (čagarnericʻd) | ||
| instrumental | ճագարովդ (čagarovd) | ճագարներովդ (čagarnerovd) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “ճագար”, 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 173a
Old Armenian
Etymology
Usually considered a word of unknown origin.[1][2][3] But compare a number of words in the languages of the region listed by Abaev as phonosemantic formations of the type ČGR with the meaning ‘mark, conspicuous sign, spot, color’ (usually in animals and humans): Georgian ჭაღარა (č̣aɣara, “grey”), საღარი (saɣari, “having a white spot on the forehead (of a horse)”), წიღარო (c̣iɣaro, “animal with a white stripe on the back”), წიგურა (c̣igura, “motley animal”), Abkhaz а-ҷыӷра (a-čʼəğra, “motley”), Ossetian зыгъа́р (zyǧár, “having a white spot on the forehead (of animals)”), whence зыгъа́рӕг (zyǧáræg, “badger”), Tsakhur джагваран (ǯagʷaran, “white”), Rutul джагварды (ǯagʷardɨ, “white”), Aghul джагварф (džagʷarf, “white”), Chuvash чакӑр (čak̬ăr, “whitish, light blue, blue; gray”), Karachay-Balkar чагъыр (çağır, “spotted; motley”), Russian чагра́вый (čagrávyj, “dark ashy”), Old Armenian ճաղատ (čałat, “bald”) etc.[4] Compare also Persian شغار (šağâr, “badger, brock, kind of stinking weasel; urchin, hedgehog”)[5] and Armenian իշղար (išġar, “badger”), which may belong to the same group.
Noun
ճագար • (čagar)
- cony, rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus
- էգ, մատակ ճագար ― ēg, matak čagar ― doe-rabbit
- արու ճագար ― aru čagar ― buck rabbit
- ձագ ճագարի ― jag čagari ― young rabbit
- որջ, դադարք ճագարի ― orǰ, dadarkʻ čagari ― rabbit-burrow, rabbit-hutch
- կաղկանձել ճագարի ― kałkanjel čagari ― to squeak
- ղօղել ճագարի ― łōłel čagari ― to squat, to lie squat or cowering
Usage notes
Wrongly identified by some with hyena or jackal, the latter because of phonetic similarity of ճագար (čagar) with Turkish çakal.
Declension
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ճագար (čagar) | ճագարք (čagarkʻ) | |
| genitive | ճագարի (čagari) | ճագարաց (čagaracʻ) | |
| dative | ճագարի (čagari) | ճագարաց (čagaracʻ) | |
| accusative | ճագար (čagar) | ճագարս (čagars) | |
| ablative | ճագարէ (čagarē) | ճագարաց (čagaracʻ) | |
| instrumental | ճագարաւ (čagaraw) | ճագարաւք = ճագարօք (čagarawkʻ = čagarōkʻ) | |
| locative | ճագարի (čagari) | ճագարս (čagars) |
Descendants
- Armenian: ճագար (čagar)
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “ճագար”, 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 173a
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “ճագար”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 485a
- 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 939
- Abajev, V. I. (1989) Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume IV, Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press, pages 318–319
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “شغار”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul, page 747b
Further reading
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ճագար”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ġazarean, Ṙ. S. (2000) “ճագար”, in Tʻosunean G. B., editor, Grabari baṙaran [Dictionary of Old Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ճագար”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy