Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

Genitive-dative case of հաճ (hač).

Adjective edit

հաճոյ (hačoy) indeclinable

  1. agreeable, pleasant, pleasing, complaisant, grateful, acceptable
    հաճոյ լինելhačoy linelto please, to humour, to agree, to have pleasure
    զի՞նչ հաճոյ է ձեզzi?nčʻ hačoy ē jezwhat do you think of it?
    որպէս հաճոյ թուեսցի քեզorpēs hačoy tʻuescʻi kʻezas you please or choose, as you like
    հաճոյ աչաց հայելոյhačoy ačʻacʻ hayeloycomely to the eye
    հաճոյ եղեւ նա աչաց իմոցhačoy ełew na ačʻacʻ imocʻhe or she pleased me
    հաճոյ թուեցաւ նմաhačoy tʻuecʻaw nmait pleased him, he thought fit or proper, he approved of it
    հաճոյ եւս էր նմաhačoy ews ēr nmahe preferred
    արա նմա զինչ հաճոյ է առաջի աչաց քոցara nma zinčʻ hačoy ē aṙaǰi ačʻacʻ kʻocʻdo with him as you will

Usage notes edit

This adjective was indeclinable. If it had to be declined, it was replaced by synonymous հաճոյական (hačoyakan) or հաճելի (hačeli).

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: հաճո (hačo)

References edit

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “հաճոյ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “հաճոյ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Abrahamyan, Ašot (1976) Grabari jeṙnark [A Handbook of Old Armenian]‎[1] (in Armenian), 4th edition, Yerevan: Luys