ողջախոհ

Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian ողջախոհ (ołǰaxoh).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ողջախոհ • (oġǰaxoh) (superlative ամենաողջախոհ)

  1. sane; moderate, prudent, sensible, reasonable
  2. self-controlled, temperate, chaste, sober

Declension

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

  • ողջախորհ (ołǰaxorh)

Etymology

From ողջ (ołǰ) + -ա- (-a-) + -խոհ (-xoh). Calque of Ancient Greek σώφρων (sṓphrōn).

Adjective

ողջախոհ • (ołǰaxoh)

  1. sane; moderate, prudent, sensible, reasonable
  2. self-controlled, temperate, chaste, sober
    • 5th century, Gregory of Nazianzus, Epitaph :[1]
      Բայց որք ըստ աստուծոյն են եւ ողջախոհք, վասն զի կայուն իրաց են, նորին աղագաւ եւ մնացականագոյնք։
      Baycʻ orkʻ əst astucoyn en ew ołǰaxohkʻ, vasn zi kayun iracʻ en, norin ałagaw ew mnacʻakanagoynkʻ.

Usage notes

  • In Gregory of Nazianzus, translates Ancient Greek σώφρων (sṓphrōn).[2]

Declension

Derived terms

  • անողջախոհ (anołǰaxoh)
  • ողջախոհաբար (ołǰaxohabar)
  • ողջախոհագոյն (ołǰaxohagoyn)
  • ողջախոհանամ (ołǰaxohanam)
  • ողջախոհապէս (ołǰaxohapēs)
  • ողջախոհարան (ołǰaxoharan)
  • ողջախոհացուցանեմ (ołǰaxohacʻucʻanem)
  • ողջախոհացուցիչ (ołǰaxohacʻucʻičʻ)
  • ողջախոհեմ (ołǰaxohem)
  • ողջախոհեցուցանեմ (ołǰaxohecʻucʻanem)
  • ողջախոհիմ (ołǰaxohim)
  • ողջախոհութիւն (ołǰaxohutʻiwn)

Descendants

  • Armenian: ողջախոհ (oġǰaxoh) (learned)

References

  1. Muradjan, K. M. (1980) “Drevnearmjanskij perevod «Epitafii» Grigorija Nazianzina [The Old Armenian translation of the Epitaph of Gregory Nazianzen]”, in Kavkaz i Vizantija, volume 2, Yerevan: Academy Press, page 174 of 155–217
  2. Muradyan, Gohar (2005) Physiologus: The Greek and Armenian Versions with a Study of Translation Technique (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 6), Leuven – Paris – Dudley: Peeters, page 62

Further reading

  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ողջախոհ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ողջախոհ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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