դահիճ
Armenian
Etymology
From Old Armenian դահիճ (dahič).
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [dɑˈhit͡ʃ]
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Noun
դահիճ • (dahič)
- executioner, hangman
- (figuratively) butcher, tormentor, slaughterer
Declension
i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | դահիճ (dahič) | դահիճներ (dahičner) | ||
| dative | դահճի (dahči) | դահիճների (dahičneri) | ||
| ablative | դահճից (dahčicʿ) | դահիճներից (dahičnericʿ) | ||
| instrumental | դահճով (dahčov) | դահիճներով (dahičnerov) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | դահիճը/դահիճն (dahičə/dahičn) | դահիճները/դահիճներն (dahičnerə/dahičnern) | ||
| dative | դահճին (dahčin) | դահիճներին (dahičnerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | դահիճս (dahičs) | դահիճներս (dahičners) | ||
| dative | դահճիս (dahčis) | դահիճներիս (dahičneris) | ||
| ablative | դահճիցս (dahčicʿs) | դահիճներիցս (dahičnericʿs) | ||
| instrumental | դահճովս (dahčovs) | դահիճներովս (dahičnerovs) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | դահիճդ (dahičd) | դահիճներդ (dahičnerd) | ||
| dative | դահճիդ (dahčid) | դահիճներիդ (dahičnerid) | ||
| ablative | դահճիցդ (dahčicʿd) | դահիճներիցդ (dahičnericʿd) | ||
| instrumental | դահճովդ (dahčovd) | դահիճներովդ (dahičnerovd) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
Old Armenian
Etymology
Borrowed Middle Persian 𐭣𐭧𐭩𐭰 (dḥyc /dahīč/). Related to Classical Syriac ܕܚܫܐ (daḥšā), also from Iranian. In view of Aramaic [script needed] (dḥšpṭˀ, “an epithet of Nergal (=chief judge or the like)”),[1] Old Armenian դահճապետ (dahčapet, “chief guard, executioner”) is probably wholly borrowed from Iranian, rather than formed within Armenian with պետ (pet).
Noun
դահիճ • (dahič)
- executioner
- (figuratively) tormentor
Declension
i-a-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | դահիճ (dahič) | դահիճք (dahičkʿ) | |
| genitive | դահճի (dahči) | դահճաց (dahčacʿ) | |
| dative | դահճի (dahči) | դահճաց (dahčacʿ) | |
| accusative | դահիճ (dahič) | դահիճս (dahičs) | |
| ablative | դահճէ (dahčē) | դահճաց (dahčacʿ) | |
| instrumental | դահճաւ (dahčaw) | դահճաւք = դահճօք (dahčawkʿ = dahčōkʿ) | |
| locative | դահճի (dahči) | դահիճս (dahičs) |
Related terms
- դահճապետ (dahčapet)
Descendants
- Armenian: դահիճ (dahič)
References
- “dḥšpṭˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
Further reading
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971), “դահիճ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume I, 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 615ab
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “դահիճ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ciancaglini, Claudia A. (2008) Iranian loanwords in Syriac (Beiträge zur Iranistik; 28), Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 150
- Gignoux, Philippe (1972), “dḥyc”, in Glossaire des Inscriptions Pehlevies et Parthes [Glossary of Pahlavi and Parthians Inscriptions] (Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum. Supplementary Series; 1) (in French), London: Lund Humphries, page 21b
- Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 133
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “դահիճ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy