ճանճ
Armenian
Alternative forms
- ճանջ (čanǰ) (dialectal)
Etymology
From Old Armenian ճանճ (čanč).
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [t͡ʃɑnt͡ʃ]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [d͡ʒɑnd͡ʒ]
Noun
ճանճ • (čanč)
- fly (insect)
Declension
i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ճանճ (čanč) | ճանճեր (čančer) | ||
| dative | ճանճի (čanči) | ճանճերի (čančeri) | ||
| ablative | ճանճից (čančicʿ) | ճանճերից (čančericʿ) | ||
| instrumental | ճանճով (čančov) | ճանճերով (čančerov) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | ճանճը/ճանճն (čančə/čančn) | ճանճերը/ճանճերն (čančerə/čančern) | ||
| dative | ճանճին (čančin) | ճանճերին (čančerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | ճանճս (čančs) | ճանճերս (čančers) | ||
| dative | ճանճիս (čančis) | ճանճերիս (čančeris) | ||
| ablative | ճանճիցս (čančicʿs) | ճանճերիցս (čančericʿs) | ||
| instrumental | ճանճովս (čančovs) | ճանճերովս (čančerovs) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | ճանճդ (čančd) | ճանճերդ (čančerd) | ||
| dative | ճանճիդ (čančid) | ճանճերիդ (čančerid) | ||
| ablative | ճանճիցդ (čančicʿd) | ճանճերիցդ (čančericʿd) | ||
| instrumental | ճանճովդ (čančovd) | ճանճերովդ (čančerovd) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
Derived terms
- ճանճվան (čančvan)
- ճանճասպան (čančaspan)
Old Armenian
Alternative forms
- ճանջ (čanǰ)
Etymology
A Zan borrowing: compare Mingrelian ჭანჯი (č̣anǯi), ჭანდი (č̣andi), Laz მ-ჭაჯი (m-ç̌aci, “fly”). Ultimately from Proto-Kartvelian *mc̣₁er-.
Noun
ճանճ • (čanč)
- fly (insect)
- 5th century, Bible, Ecclesiastes 10.1:
- Ճանճք մեռեալք զազրացուցանեն զեւղս անուշունս […]
- Čančkʿ meṙealkʿ zazracʿucʿanen zewłs anušuns […]
- Dead flies make the perfumer’s ointment give off a stench
- Ճանճք մեռեալք զազրացուցանեն զեւղս անուշունս […]
Declension
i-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ճանճ (čanč) | ճանճք (čančkʿ) | |
| genitive | ճանճի (čanči) | ճանճից (čančicʿ) | |
| dative | ճանճի (čanči) | ճանճից (čančicʿ) | |
| accusative | ճանճ (čanč) | ճանճս (čančs) | |
| ablative | ճանճէ (čančē) | ճանճից (čančicʿ) | |
| instrumental | ճանճիւ (čančiw) | ճանճիւք (čančiwkʿ) | |
| locative | ճանճի (čanči) | ճանճս (čančs) |
o-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ճանճ (čanč) | ճանճք (čančkʿ) | |
| genitive | ճանճոյ (čančoy) | ճանճոց (čančocʿ) | |
| dative | ճանճոյ (čančoy) | ճանճոց (čančocʿ) | |
| accusative | ճանճ (čanč) | ճանճս (čančs) | |
| ablative | ճանճոյ (čančoy) | ճանճոց (čančocʿ) | |
| instrumental | ճանճով (čančov) | ճանճովք (čančovkʿ) | |
| locative | ճանճ (čanč) | ճանճս (čančs) |
Derived terms
- ճանճահանած (čančahanac)
- ճանճաճերմակ (čančačermak)
- ճանճեան (čančean)
- ճանճենի (čančeni)
- ճանճիկ (čančik)
- ճանճիռն (čančiṙn)
- ճանճիւռն (čančiwṙn)
- ճանճկէն (čančkēn)
- ճանճոց (čančocʿ)
- ճանջիռն (čanǰiṙn)
- շանաճանճ (šanačanč)
Descendants
- Armenian: ճանճ (čanč)
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1977), “ճանճ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume III, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, pages 184–185
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1837), “ճանճ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 170c
- Капанцян, Г. А. (1975) Историко-лингвистические работы. Том II [Historical-Linguistic Works. Volume II] (in Russian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 370
- Климов, Г. А. (1964) Этимологический словарь картвельских языков [Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages] (in Russian), Moscow: Academy Press, page 141
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “ճանճ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 437b
- Riabinin, Michel (1898), “Notes de lexicographie géorgienne. Examen du matériel emprunté”, in Mémoires de la Société de Linguistique de Paris (in French), volume X, page 21
- Šaniʒe, Aḳaḳi (1981) Kartuli enis sṭrukṭurisa da isṭoriis saḳitxebi [Issues of the structure and history of the Georgian language] (Txzulebani tormeṭ ṭomad; 2) (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press, page 493