ճիշդ

Armenian edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian ճիշդ (čišd).

Pronunciation edit

(Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiʃt/ [d͡ʒiʃtʰ] invalid IPA characters (//[])

Adjective edit

ճիշդ • (čišd) (superlative ամենաճիշդ)

(Western Armenian) Alternative form of ճիշտ (čišt)

Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

An Iranian borrowing: compare the second part of Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (nʾmčšt' /⁠nām-čišt⁠/, “in particular, especially”), [Book Pahlavi needed] (nʾmčštyk' /⁠nām-čištīg⁠/, “famous, well known”, literally “known by name”), which is a participle formation from the verb reflected in Avestan 𐬗𐬌𐬥𐬀𐬯𐬙𐬌 (cinasti, “to make known, teach”).^[1] For further origin of the Iranian verb see Cheung.^[2]

Adjective edit

ճիշդ • (čišd)

exact, precise
Synonyms: ստոյգ (stoyg), անվրէպ (anvrēp), սոսկ (sosk)
- 5th century, Pʿawstos Buzand, Hayoc Patmutʿiwnʿ [History of the Armenians] 7:
  […] իբրեւ ես երթայց առ նա, հրաման տուր արձակել զնա ի կապանացն, եւ ես իշխեցից լուանալ զգլուխ նորա եւ օծանել, եւ ագուցանել նմա պատմուճան, եւ արկանել նմա բազմականս՝ եւ դնել առաջի նորա խորտիկս, եւ տալ նմա գինի, եւ ուրախ առնել զնա արուեստականօքն մի օր ճիշդ։
  […] ibrew es ertʻaycʻ aṙ na, hraman tur arjakel zna i kapanacʻn, ew es išxecʻicʻ luanal zglux nora ew ōcanel, ew agucʻanel nma patmučan, ew arkanel nma bazmakans, ew dnel aṙaǰi nora xortiks, ew tal nma gini, ew urax aṙnel zna aruestakanōkʻn mi ōr čišd.

Declension edit

i-type

	singular	plural
nominative	ճիշդ (čišd)	ճիշդք (čišdkʻ)
genitive	ճշդի (čšdi)	ճշդից (čšdicʻ)
dative	ճշդի (čšdi)	ճշդից (čšdicʻ)
accusative	ճիշդ (čišd)	ճիշդս (čišds)
ablative	ճշդէ (čšdē)	ճշդից (čšdicʻ)
instrumental	ճշդիւ (čšdiw)	ճշդիւք (čšdiwkʻ)
locative	ճշդի (čšdi)	ճիշդս (čišds)

Derived terms edit

ճշդագնող (čšdagnoł)
ճշդապահանջ (čšdapahanǰ)
ճշդավաճառ (čšdavačaṙ)
ճշդեմ (čšdem)
ճշդիւ (čšdiw)
ճշդով (čšdov)
ճշդութիւն (čšdutʻiwn)

Noun edit

ճիշդ • (čišd)

exactness
Synonym: ճշդութիւն (čšdutʻiwn)

Declension edit

i-type

	singular	plural
nominative	ճիշդ (čišd)	ճիշդք (čišdkʻ)
genitive	ճշդի (čšdi)	ճշդից (čšdicʻ)
dative	ճշդի (čšdi)	ճշդից (čšdicʻ)
accusative	ճիշդ (čišd)	ճիշդս (čišds)
ablative	ճշդէ (čšdē)	ճշդից (čšdicʻ)
instrumental	ճշդիւ (čšdiw)	ճշդիւք (čšdiwkʻ)
locative	ճշդի (čšdi)	ճիշդս (čišds)

Adverb edit

ճիշդ • (čišd)

exactly, precisely

Descendants edit

Armenian: ճիշտ (čišt), ճիշդ (čišd)

References edit

^ Bailey, H. W. (1934) “Iranica (II)”, in Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society‎^[1], number 3, page 510
^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 30

Further reading edit

Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “ճիշդ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 200
Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ճիշդ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “ճիշդ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 493a
Ġazarean, Ṙ. S. (2006) “ճիշդ”, in Grabari homanišneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Old Armenian Synonyms], Yerevan: University Press
Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ճիշդ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy

[1] Bailey, H. W. (1934) “Iranica (II)”, in Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society‎^[1], number 3, page 510

[2] Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 30

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