անքատ
Old Armenian
Etymology
Ačaṙyan rejects all proposals and leaves the origin open. Ałayan derives from Proto-Indo-European *ank- (“need, necessity”) + -ատ (-at), with cognates such as Ancient Greek ἀνάγκη (anánkē), Old Irish écen (“necessity, compulsion”), Welsh angen (“necessity”), Breton anken (“anxiety”); on this root see Pokorny. To explain the -ք- (-kʿ-) instead of expected -գ- (-g-) Ałayan assumes the analogical influence of աղքատ (ałkʿat).
Adjective
անքատ • (ankʿat)
- indigent, necessitous, poor, forlorn
- greedy; avaricious, covetous
Declension
i-a-type or i-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | անքատ (ankʿat) | անքատք (ankʿatkʿ) | |
| genitive | անքատի (ankʿati) | ? (?) | |
| dative | անքատի (ankʿati) | ? (?) | |
| accusative | անքատ (ankʿat) | անքատս (ankʿats) | |
| ablative | անքատէ (ankʿatē) | ? (?) | |
| instrumental | ? (?) | ? (?) | |
| locative | անքատի (ankʿati) | անքատս (ankʿats) | |
| the instrumental singular and the genitive/dative/instrumental plural are not attested, which does not allow determining whether the word followed an i-type or an i-a-type declension | |||
Derived terms
- անանքատ (anankʿat)
- անքատանամ (ankʿatanam)
- անքատիմ (ankʿatim)
- անքատութիւն (ankʿatutʿiwn)
Descendants
- Armenian: անքոտ (ankʿot)
References
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “անքատ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “անքատ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971), “անքատ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume I, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 214a
- Pokorny, Julius (1959), “¹ank-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 45
- Ałayan, Ēduard (1974) Baṙakʿnnakan ew stugabanakan hetazotutʿyunner [Lexicological and Etymological Studies] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, pages 22–23