սէգ
Old Armenian
Alternative forms
- սեգ (seg)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ḱeygʰ- (“to jump; lively, brisk”). Cognates include Sanskrit शीघ्र (śīghrá-, “quick, speedy”), Russian сигать (sigatʹ, “to jump”) and Old English hīgian (“to strive, hasten”) (English hie). The original meaning of Armenian must have been “walking proudly” as shown by սիգամ (sigam, “to strut”), սիգաքայլ (sigakʿayl, “walking or curveting proudly”), etc.
Adjective
սէգ • (sēg)
- imperious, high, haughty, supercilious, arrogant, proud, superb
- սէգ առ հանդերձ ― sēg aṙ handerj ― fond of dress, smart, spruce, dandy
- սէգ առնուլ ― sēg aṙnul ― to strut, to stalk, to walk in a proud manner, with an air of ostentation or self complacency; to bridle up, to give oneself airs, to carry one's head too high
- effeminate (of man)
Declension
i-a-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | սէգ (sēg) | սէգք (sēgkʿ) | |
| genitive | սիգի (sigi) | սիգաց (sigacʿ) | |
| dative | սիգի (sigi) | սիգաց (sigacʿ) | |
| accusative | սէգ (sēg) | սէգս (sēgs) | |
| ablative | սիգէ (sigē) | սիգաց (sigacʿ) | |
| instrumental | սիգաւ (sigaw) | սիգաւք = սիգօք (sigawkʿ = sigōkʿ) | |
| locative | սիգի (sigi) | սէգս (sēgs) |
Derived terms
- սիգաճեմեմ (sigačemem)
- սիգամ (sigam)
- սիգանձն (siganjn)
- սիգանք (sigankʿ)
- սիգաշարժ (sigašarž)
- սիգապանծ (sigapanc)
- սիգաքայլ (sigakʿayl)
- սիգութիւն (sigutʿiwn)
Descendants
- Armenian: սեգ (seg)
References
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “սէգ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “սէգ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “սէգ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press