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խաչ

Armenian edit

 
Cross on the wall of the Armenian monastery Goshavank

Etymology edit

From Old Armenian խաչ (xačʻ).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

խաչ • (xačʻ)

  1. cross (geometrical figure)
  2. (Christianity) the cross
    սուրբ խաչ ― surb xačʻ ― holy cross
  3. (figuratively) cross, sorrows, tribulation
  4. (card games) club

Declension edit

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative խաչ (xačʻ) խաչեր (xačʻer)
dative խաչի (xačʻi) խաչերի (xačʻeri)
ablative խաչից (xačʻicʻ) խաչերից (xačʻericʻ)
instrumental խաչով (xačʻov) խաչերով (xačʻerov)
locative խաչում (xačʻum) խաչերում (xačʻerum)
definite forms
nominative խաչը/խաչն (xačʻə/xačʻn) խաչերը/խաչերն (xačʻerə/xačʻern)
dative խաչին (xačʻin) խաչերին (xačʻerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative խաչս (xačʻs) խաչերս (xačʻers)
dative խաչիս (xačʻis) խաչերիս (xačʻeris)
ablative խաչիցս (xačʻicʻs) խաչերիցս (xačʻericʻs)
instrumental խաչովս (xačʻovs) խաչերովս (xačʻerovs)
locative խաչումս (xačʻums) խաչերումս (xačʻerums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative խաչդ (xačʻd) խաչերդ (xačʻerd)
dative խաչիդ (xačʻid) խաչերիդ (xačʻerid)
ablative խաչիցդ (xačʻicʻd) խաչերիցդ (xačʻericʻd)
instrumental խաչովդ (xačʻovd) խաչերովդ (xačʻerovd)
locative խաչումդ (xačʻumd) խաչերումդ (xačʻerumd)

Alternative forms edit

Related terms edit

See also edit

Suits in Armenian · համագույն խաղաթուղթ (hamaguyn xaġatʻuġtʻ) (layout · text)
       
սիրտ (sirt) ագուռ (aguṙ), քյարփինջ (kʻyarpʻinǰ), քյափ (kʻyapʻ) ագռավ (agṙav), ղառ (ġaṙ), մաչա (mačʻa) խաչ (xačʻ), խաչիկ (xačʻik), ճանճ (čanč)

Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

The origin is uncertain.

Lidén connects with Persian خاده (xâda, “pole; stake; gibbet”), Lithuanian kótas (“broomstick”), Latvian kāts (“handle, shaft”), and derives all from Proto-Indo-European.[1][2] This is accepted by Ačaṙean, who adduces also Old Armenian խոչ (xočʻ, “a piece of wood, stone protruding from ground upon which one may stumble, an obstacle”) and խէչ (xēčʻ), խեչ (xečʻ, “prop, stay, on which plants are supported”) as ablaut grades.[3] If this is correct, the initial meaning of խաչ (xačʻ) was "stake, stick, upright pile". For the sense development compare Georgian ჯვარი (ǯvari), Ancient Greek σταυρός (staurós, “upright stake or pile; crucifix”), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌲𐌰 (galga, “stake; cross; gallows”), Manichaean Parthian 𐫅𐫀𐫡 (dʾr /⁠dār⁠/, “tree, gallows, cross; wood”).

Olsen rejects the above etymology on phonetic grounds.[4]

Note also dialectal Georgian ხაჭა (xač̣a, “long, thick stick”) which is probably somehow related.

The words for "Christian cross" in neighbouring languages are certainly borrowed from Christian Armenians, in some cases possibly via Persian خاچ (xâč).[5][6][7][8][9]

Noun edit

խաչ • (xačʻ)

  1. crucifix
    ի խաչ հանել ― i xačʻ hanel ― to crucify
    կախել զխաչէ ― kaxel zxačʻē ― to crucify
    ի խաչ ելանել ― i xačʻ elanel ― to be crucified
    սուրբ խաչ ― surb xačʻ ― the Cross, the Holy Rood
  2. (Christianity) the cross
    խաչ առնել, հանել ― xačʻ aṙnel, hanel ― to make the sign of the cross, to cross oneself
  3. (figuratively) cross, sorrows, tribulation

Declension edit

i-type
singular plural
nominative խաչ (xačʻ) խաչք (xačʻkʻ)
genitive խաչի (xačʻi) խաչից (xačʻicʻ)
dative խաչի (xačʻi) խաչից (xačʻicʻ)
accusative խաչ (xačʻ) խաչս (xačʻs)
ablative խաչէ (xačʻē) խաչից (xačʻicʻ)
instrumental խաչիւ (xačʻiw) խաչիւք (xačʻiwkʻ)
locative խաչի (xačʻi) խաչս (xačʻs)

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Lidén, Evald (1927) “Der armenische Name des Kreuzes”, in Handes Amsorya‎[1] (in German), volume 41, numbers 11–12, columns 765–766
  2. ^ Lidén, Evald (1929) “Zur vergleichenden Wortgeschichte”, in Zeitschrift für vergleichende Sprachforschung auf dem Gebiete der Indogermanischen Sprachen‎[2] (in German), volume 56, number 3/4, pages 211—212
  3. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “խաչ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, pages 333—335
  4. ^ 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 955
  5. ^ Solta, G. R. (1960) Die Stellung des Armenischen im Kreise der indogermanischen Sprachen (Studien zur armenischen Geschichte; 9)‎[3] (in German), Vienna: Mekhitarist Press, pages 308—309
  6. ^ Räsänen, Martti (1969) Versuch eines etymologischen Wörterbuchs der Türksprachen (in German), Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, page 151b
  7. ^ Asatryan, Gaṙnik (1990) “Ardyokʻ ka?n haykakan pʻoxaṙutʻyunner nor parskerenum”, in Patma-banasirakan handes [Historical-Philological Journal]‎[4] (in Armenian), number 3, page 144 of 139–144
  8. ^ Dankoff, Robert (1995) Armenian Loanwords in Turkish (Turcologica; 21), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, page 162
  9. ^ Boeschoten, Hendrik (2022) “ẖāč”, in A Dictionary of Early Middle Turkic (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.169), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 133a

Further reading edit

  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “խաչ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “խաչ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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