նժոյգ
Old Armenian
Alternative forms
- նոյժիկ (noyžik)
- նշոգ (nšog)
- նժոյք (nžoykʿ)
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Median *nižōg or Parthian [Term?] (/*nižōg/), from Proto-Iranian *nižaugah (“male horse”, literally “ejecting seminal fluid”), from the prefix *niž- (“out, away”) + the participle of *aug- / *auǰ- (“to be wet; to emit fluids; to sprinkle”). See also վարուժան (varužan).
Noun
նժոյգ • (nžoyg)
- chosen superb horse; fresh horse, relay, led-horse; prancer; courser
Declension
i-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | նժոյգ (nžoyg) | նժոյգք (nžoygkʿ) | |
| genitive | նժուգի (nžugi) | նժուգից (nžugicʿ) | |
| dative | նժուգի (nžugi) | նժուգից (nžugicʿ) | |
| accusative | նժոյգ (nžoyg) | նժոյգս (nžoygs) | |
| ablative | նժուգէ (nžugē) | նժուգից (nžugicʿ) | |
| instrumental | նժուգիւ (nžugiw) | նժուգիւք (nžugiwkʿ) | |
| locative | նժուգի (nžugi) | նժոյգս (nžoygs) | |
| i-a-type plural instrumental նժուգօք (nžugōkʿ) is also attested | |||
Synonyms
- ձի (ji), երիվար (erivar)
Derived terms
- նժոյգաձիգ (nžoygajig)
- նժուգաւոր (nžugawor)
Descendants
- Armenian: նժույգ (nžuyg)
References
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “նժոյգ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “նժոյգ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “նժոյգ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Perixanjan, A. G. (1993) Материалы к этимологическому словарю древнеармянского языка. Часть I [Materials for the Etymological Dictionary of the Old Armenian Language. Part 1] (in Russian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 69