որջ
Armenian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Old Armenian որջ (orǰ).
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [vɔɾt͡ʃʰ]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [vɔɾt͡ʃʰ]
Noun
որջ • (orǰ)
- den, lair (retreat of a wild animal)
- գայլի որջ ― gayli orǰ ― wolf's lair
- (figuratively) den, lair (squalid dwelling or hideout)
- ավազակների որջ ― avazakneri orǰ ― den of thieves
- (figuratively) cell (small room used for isolation, as in a monastery or prison)
Declension
i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
nominative | որջ (orǰ) | որջեր (orǰer) | ||
dative | որջի (orǰi) | որջերի (orǰeri) | ||
ablative | որջից (orǰicʿ) | որջերից (orǰericʿ) | ||
instrumental | որջով (orǰov) | որջերով (orǰerov) | ||
locative | որջում (orǰum) | որջերում (orǰerum) | ||
definite forms | ||||
nominative | որջը/որջն (orǰə/orǰn) | որջերը/որջերն (orǰerə/orǰern) | ||
dative | որջին (orǰin) | որջերին (orǰerin) | ||
1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
nominative | որջս (orǰs) | որջերս (orǰers) | ||
dative | որջիս (orǰis) | որջերիս (orǰeris) | ||
ablative | որջիցս (orǰicʿs) | որջերիցս (orǰericʿs) | ||
instrumental | որջովս (orǰovs) | որջերովս (orǰerovs) | ||
locative | որջումս (orǰums) | որջերումս (orǰerums) | ||
2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
nominative | որջդ (orǰd) | որջերդ (orǰerd) | ||
dative | որջիդ (orǰid) | որջերիդ (orǰerid) | ||
ablative | որջիցդ (orǰicʿd) | որջերիցդ (orǰericʿd) | ||
instrumental | որջովդ (orǰovd) | որջերովդ (orǰerovd) | ||
locative | որջումդ (orǰumd) | որջերումդ (orǰerumd) |
References
- Dum-Tragut, Jasmine (2009) Armenian: Modern Eastern Armenian (London Oriental and African Language Library; 14), Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, pages 26–27
Old Armenian
Etymology
Of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *por-ih₂- ~ *por-yo-, a derivative of *per- (“to go through”), and cognate with Ancient Greek πόρος (póros, “opening, passage”).[1][2]
Noun
որջ • (orǰ)
- den, lair
Declension
i-type
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|
nominative | որջ (orǰ) | որջք (orǰkʿ) | |
genitive | որջի (orǰi) | որջից (orǰicʿ) | |
dative | որջի (orǰi) | որջից (orǰicʿ) | |
accusative | որջ (orǰ) | որջս (orǰs) | |
ablative | որջէ (orǰē) | որջից (orǰicʿ) | |
instrumental | որջիւ (orǰiw) | որջիւք (orǰiwkʿ) | |
locative | որջի (orǰi) | որջս (orǰs) |
o-type
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|
nominative | որջ (orǰ) | որջք (orǰkʿ) | |
genitive | որջոյ (orǰoy) | որջոց (orǰocʿ) | |
dative | որջոյ (orǰoy) | որջոց (orǰocʿ) | |
accusative | որջ (orǰ) | որջս (orǰs) | |
ablative | որջոյ (orǰoy) | որջոց (orǰocʿ) | |
instrumental | որջով (orǰov) | որջովք (orǰovkʿ) | |
locative | որջ (orǰ) | որջս (orǰs) |
Derived terms
- որջաբար (orǰabar)
- որջաձեւ (orǰajew)
- որջամուտ (orǰamut)
- որջանամ (orǰanam)
- որջասոյզ (orǰasoyz)
- որջարան (orǰaran)
- որջեմ (orǰem)
- որջիմ (orǰim)
Descendants
- → Armenian: որջ (orǰ) (learned)
References
- 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, pages 192–193
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, pages 543–544
Further reading
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1977), “որջ”, 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 587–588, unknown origin
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “որջ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010), “որջ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 609, unknown origin
- Dervischjan, P. Seraphin (1877) Armeniaca I: Das Altarmenische (in German), Vienna: Mekhitarist Press, page 84, connecting with Ancient Greek λοχή (lokhḗ, “lair of beasts”), λόχος (lókhos, “ambush, childbed”), German Lager (“lair”) etc. These derive from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-, which cannot yield որջ (orǰ).