մուրճ
Armenian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Old Armenian մուրճ (murč).
Pronunciation
Audio (Eastern Armenian) (file) - (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [muɾt͡ʃ]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [muɾd͡ʒ]
Noun
մուրճ • (murč)
- hammer
- Synonym: (colloquial) չագուչ (čʿagučʿ)
- Coordinate terms: կռան (kṙan), ուռ (uṙ), թակ (tʿak)
- (anatomy) malleus
Declension
i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | մուրճ (murč) | մուրճեր (murčer) | ||
| dative | մուրճի (murči) | մուրճերի (murčeri) | ||
| ablative | մուրճից (murčicʿ) | մուրճերից (murčericʿ) | ||
| instrumental | մուրճով (murčov) | մուրճերով (murčerov) | ||
| locative | մուրճում (murčum) | մուրճերում (murčerum) | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | մուրճը/մուրճն (murčə/murčn) | մուրճերը/մուրճերն (murčerə/murčern) | ||
| dative | մուրճին (murčin) | մուրճերին (murčerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | մուրճս (murčs) | մուրճերս (murčers) | ||
| dative | մուրճիս (murčis) | մուրճերիս (murčeris) | ||
| ablative | մուրճիցս (murčicʿs) | մուրճերիցս (murčericʿs) | ||
| instrumental | մուրճովս (murčovs) | մուրճերովս (murčerovs) | ||
| locative | մուրճումս (murčums) | մուրճերումս (murčerums) | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | մուրճդ (murčd) | մուրճերդ (murčerd) | ||
| dative | մուրճիդ (murčid) | մուրճերիդ (murčerid) | ||
| ablative | մուրճիցդ (murčicʿd) | մուրճերիցդ (murčericʿd) | ||
| instrumental | մուրճովդ (murčovd) | մուրճերովդ (murčerovd) | ||
| locative | մուրճումդ (murčumd) | մուրճերումդ (murčerumd) | ||
Derived terms
- հետահար մուրճ (hetahar murč)
Old Armenian
Alternative forms
- մուրջ (murǰ)
Etymology
The origin is uncertain.[1] Perhaps of Proto-Indo-European origin and cognate with Sanskrit मर्चयति (marcáyati, “to injure, hurt”) and Hittite [script needed] (mārk-, “to cut up, butcher”).[2] J̌ahukyan derives from Proto-Indo-European *mōr-g-yo-, from *mer- (“to rub”), and connects with մորճ (morč).[3]
Noun
մուրճ • (murč)
- hammer
- Coordinate terms: կռան (kṙan), ուռն (uṙn), թակն (tʿakn)
Declension
o-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | մուրճ (murč) | մուրճք (murčkʿ) | |
| genitive | մրճոյ (mrčoy) | մրճոց (mrčocʿ) | |
| dative | մրճոյ (mrčoy) | մրճոց (mrčocʿ) | |
| accusative | մուրճ (murč) | մուրճս (murčs) | |
| ablative | մրճոյ (mrčoy) | մրճոց (mrčocʿ) | |
| instrumental | մրճով (mrčov) | մրճովք (mrčovkʿ) | |
| locative | մուրճ (murč) | մուրճս (murčs) |
i-a-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | մուրճ (murč) | մուրճք (murčkʿ) | |
| genitive | մրճի (mrči) | մրճաց (mrčacʿ) | |
| dative | մրճի (mrči) | մրճաց (mrčacʿ) | |
| accusative | մուրճ (murč) | մուրճս (murčs) | |
| ablative | մրճէ (mrčē) | մրճաց (mrčacʿ) | |
| instrumental | մրճաւ (mrčaw) | մրճաւք = մրճօք (mrčawkʿ = mrčōkʿ) | |
| locative | մրճի (mrči) | մուրճս (murčs) | |
| post-classical | |||
Derived terms
- մրճաւոր (mrčawor)
Descendants
- → Armenian: մուրճ (murč)
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1977), “մուրճ”, 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, page 364
- Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 25
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010), “մուրճ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 540b
Further reading
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “մուրճ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “մուրճ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy