չիղջ
Armenian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Old Armenian չիղջ (čʻiłǰ).
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰiʁd͡ʒ]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰiχt͡ʃʰ]
Declension
i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | չիղջ (čʻiġǰ) | չիղջեր (čʻiġǰer) | ||
| dative | չիղջի (čʻiġǰi) | չիղջերի (čʻiġǰeri) | ||
| ablative | չիղջից (čʻiġǰicʻ) | չիղջերից (čʻiġǰericʻ) | ||
| instrumental | չիղջով (čʻiġǰov) | չիղջերով (čʻiġǰerov) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | չիղջը/չիղջն (čʻiġǰə/čʻiġǰn) | չիղջերը/չիղջերն (čʻiġǰerə/čʻiġǰern) | ||
| dative | չիղջին (čʻiġǰin) | չիղջերին (čʻiġǰerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | չիղջս (čʻiġǰs) | չիղջերս (čʻiġǰers) | ||
| dative | չիղջիս (čʻiġǰis) | չիղջերիս (čʻiġǰeris) | ||
| ablative | չիղջիցս (čʻiġǰicʻs) | չիղջերիցս (čʻiġǰericʻs) | ||
| instrumental | չիղջովս (čʻiġǰovs) | չիղջերովս (čʻiġǰerovs) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | չիղջդ (čʻiġǰd) | չիղջերդ (čʻiġǰerd) | ||
| dative | չիղջիդ (čʻiġǰid) | չիղջերիդ (čʻiġǰerid) | ||
| ablative | չիղջիցդ (čʻiġǰicʻd) | չիղջերիցդ (čʻiġǰericʻd) | ||
| instrumental | չիղջովդ (čʻiġǰovd) | չիղջերովդ (čʻiġǰerovd) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
Old Armenian
Alternative forms
- չեղջ (čʻełǰ), ջիղջ (ǰiłǰ), ջիւղջ (ǰiwłǰ) — variant readings
Noun
չիղջ • (čʻiłǰ)
- bat (flying mammal)
- 5th century, Bible, Leviticus 11.19:[2]
- […] եւ արագիլ եւ քարարդ, եւ որ ինչ նման իցէ նոցա, եւ յոպոպ, եւ չիղջ (var. ջիղջ, չիղջք, ջիւղջ) […]
- […] ew aragil ew kʻarard, ew or inčʻ nman icʻē nocʻa, ew yopop, ew čʻiłǰ (var. ǰiłǰ, čʻiłǰkʻ, ǰiwłǰ) […]
- Translation by Brenton Septuagint Translation
- […] and the heron, and the lapwing, and the like to it, and the hoopoe and the bat […]
- […] եւ արագիլ եւ քարարդ, եւ որ ինչ նման իցէ նոցա, եւ յոպոպ, եւ չիղջ (var. ջիղջ, չիղջք, ջիւղջ) […]
Usage notes
In Leviticus, translates Ancient Greek νυκτερίς (nukterís).
Declension
Derived terms
- ճղճիկայ (čłčikay)
- յղջկան (yłǰkan)
- չիղջիկան (čʻiłǰikan)
- չղջիկան (čʻłǰikan)
- չղջկան (čʻłǰkan)
- ջղջիկան (ǰłǰikan)
References
- Inčičean, Ġukas (1835) Hnaxōsutʻiwn ašxarhagrakan Hayastaneaycʻ ašxarhi [National antiquities of Armenia] (in Old Armenian), volume III, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 21
- Zēytʻunean A. S., editor (1993), Girkʻ Łewtacʻwocʻ [Book of Leviticus] (Hay hnaguyn tʻargmanakan hušarjanner; 4), Antelias: Holy See of Cilicia, critical text, page 85
Further reading
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “չիղջ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1837) “չիղջ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, pages 575–576
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “չիղջ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 586a
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