պինչ
Armenian
Etymology
From Old Armenian պինչ (pinčʻ).
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [pint͡ʃʰ]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [bint͡ʃʰ]
Declension
i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | պինչ (pinčʻ) | պնչեր (pnčʻer) | ||
| dative | պնչի (pnčʻi) | պնչերի (pnčʻeri) | ||
| ablative | պնչից (pnčʻicʻ) | պնչերից (pnčʻericʻ) | ||
| instrumental | պնչով (pnčʻov) | պնչերով (pnčʻerov) | ||
| locative | պնչում (pnčʻum) | պնչերում (pnčʻerum) | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | պինչը/պինչն (pinčʻə/pinčʻn) | պնչերը/պնչերն (pnčʻerə/pnčʻern) | ||
| dative | պնչին (pnčʻin) | պնչերին (pnčʻerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | պինչս (pinčʻs) | պնչերս (pnčʻers) | ||
| dative | պնչիս (pnčʻis) | պնչերիս (pnčʻeris) | ||
| ablative | պնչիցս (pnčʻicʻs) | պնչերիցս (pnčʻericʻs) | ||
| instrumental | պնչովս (pnčʻovs) | պնչերովս (pnčʻerovs) | ||
| locative | պնչումս (pnčʻums) | պնչերումս (pnčʻerums) | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | պինչդ (pinčʻd) | պնչերդ (pnčʻerd) | ||
| dative | պնչիդ (pnčʻid) | պնչերիդ (pnčʻerid) | ||
| ablative | պնչիցդ (pnčʻicʻd) | պնչերիցդ (pnčʻericʻd) | ||
| instrumental | պնչովդ (pnčʻovd) | պնչերովդ (pnčʻerovd) | ||
| locative | պնչումդ (pnčʻumd) | պնչերումդ (pnčʻerumd) | ||
Old Armenian
Etymology
The origin is uncertain. Compare similar words in other languages: Georgian პინჩვი (ṗinčvi, “nostrils”), Ossetian фындз (fynʒ, “nose”), Abkhaz а-ҧынҵа (a-pəncʼa, “nose”), Kabardian фӏыншэ (fʼənšɛ, “palate”), Egyptian fnḏ (“nose”). According to Hübschmann, the Caucasian words are borrowed from Armenian,[1] which would fit if the final syllable -vi in Georgian პინჩვი (ṗinčvi, “nostrils”) reflects the Armenian dual number found in պինչ-վը-ներ (pinčʻ-və-ner) of the Erzurum dialect.[2]
Derived terms
- պնչատ (pnčʻat)
- պնչատեմ (pnčʻatem)
- պնջատ (pnǰat)
Descendants
- Armenian: պինչ (pinčʻ)
References
- Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 397
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “պինչ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
Further reading
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “պինչ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “պինչ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awgerean, Mkrtičʻ, Čēlalean, Grigor (1865) “մինչք”, in Aṙjeṙn baṙaran haykaznean lezui [Pocket Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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