Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian աղխ (ałx).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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աղխ (aġx)

  1. (archaic) household of the feudal or tribal leader
  2. (archaic) household property; goods and chattels
  3. (dialectal) lock

Declension

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Old Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Hurro-Urartian; see աղախին (ałaxin) for more.

Noun

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աղխ (ałx)

  1. household
  2. a group of travelers, crowd
  3. tribe
  4. household property; goods and chattels; baggage, equipage
  5. buckle, ring; button
  6. lock
  7. joint (of the body)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: աղխ (aġx)

References

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  • Diakonoff, Igor M. (1985) “Hurro-Urartian Borrowings in Old Armenian”, in Journal of the American Oriental Society[1], volume 105, number 4, pages 597–603
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “աղխ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “աղխ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “աղխ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press