վիժակ
Old Armenian
Etymology
Related to վէժ (vēž), բէժ (bēž, “curtain”) and probably an Iranian borrowing.[1][2]
Noun
վիժակ • (vižak)
- covering
- վիժակ զինուց ― vižak zinucʿ ― sheath for arms
Declension
unknown type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | վիժակ (vižak) | վիժակք (vižakkʿ) | |
| genitive | ? (?) | ? (?) | |
| dative | ? (?) | ? (?) | |
| accusative | վիժակ (vižak) | վիժակս (vižaks) | |
| ablative | ? (?) | ? (?) | |
| instrumental | ? (?) | ? (?) | |
| locative | ? (?) | վիժակս (vižaks) | |
| the oblique cases are not attested | |||
Related terms
- վէժ (vēž)
- բէժ (bēž)
References
- Bailey, H. W. (1979) Dictionary of Khotan Saka, Cambridge, London, New York, Melbourne: Cambridge University press, page 258a
- 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 910
Further reading
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1979), “վիժակ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume IV, 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, pages 338–339
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “վիժակ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 246
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “վիժակ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy