աճառ

Old Armenian

Etymology 1

An Iranian borrowing, but the exact source is unknown. Perhaps identical with the homonymous աճառ (ačaṙ, “equipment, means, harness, furniture”), but the sense development is unclear.

Noun

աճառ • (ačaṙ)

1. soap
2. common soapwort, Saponaria officinalis

   Synonym: օշնան (ōšnan)

Declension

i-a-type

	singular		plural
nominative	աճառ (ačaṙ)		աճառք (ačaṙkʻ)
genitive	աճառի (ačaṙi)		աճառաց (ačaṙacʻ)
dative	աճառի (ačaṙi)		աճառաց (ačaṙacʻ)
accusative	աճառ (ačaṙ)		աճառս (ačaṙs)
ablative	աճառէ (ačaṙē)		աճառաց (ačaṙacʻ)
instrumental	աճառաւ (ačaṙaw)		աճառաւք = աճառօք (ačaṙawkʻ = ačaṙōkʻ)
locative	աճառի (ačaṙi)		աճառս (ačaṙs)

o-type

	singular		plural
nominative	աճառ (ačaṙ)		աճառք (ačaṙkʻ)
genitive	աճառոյ (ačaṙoy)		աճառոց (ačaṙocʻ)
dative	աճառոյ (ačaṙoy)		աճառոց (ačaṙocʻ)
accusative	աճառ (ačaṙ)		աճառս (ačaṙs)
ablative	աճառոյ (ačaṙoy)		աճառոց (ačaṙocʻ)
instrumental	աճառով (ačaṙov)		աճառովք (ačaṙovkʻ)
locative	աճառ (ačaṙ)		աճառս (ačaṙs)

Alternative forms

• օճառ (ōčaṙ), աւճառ (awčaṙ), ոճառ (očaṙ)

Descendants

• → Armenian: օճառ (ōčaṙ) (learned)

Further reading

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “աճառ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
• Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “աճառ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “աճառ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik
• 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 863
• Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “աճառ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy

Etymology 2

The origin is unknown.

Noun

աճառ • (ačaṙ)

1. cartilage
2. sinew, nerve, fibra

Declension

i-a-type

	singular		plural
nominative	աճառ (ačaṙ)		աճառք (ačaṙkʻ)
genitive	աճառի (ačaṙi)		աճառաց (ačaṙacʻ)
dative	աճառի (ačaṙi)		աճառաց (ačaṙacʻ)
accusative	աճառ (ačaṙ)		աճառս (ačaṙs)
ablative	աճառէ (ačaṙē)		աճառաց (ačaṙacʻ)
instrumental	աճառաւ (ačaṙaw)		աճառաւք = աճառօք (ačaṙawkʻ = ačaṙōkʻ)
locative	աճառի (ačaṙi)		աճառս (ačaṙs)

o-type

	singular		plural
nominative	աճառ (ačaṙ)		աճառք (ačaṙkʻ)
genitive	աճառոյ (ačaṙoy)		աճառոց (ačaṙocʻ)
dative	աճառոյ (ačaṙoy)		աճառոց (ačaṙocʻ)
accusative	աճառ (ačaṙ)		աճառս (ačaṙs)
ablative	աճառոյ (ačaṙoy)		աճառոց (ačaṙocʻ)
instrumental	աճառով (ačaṙov)		աճառովք (ačaṙovkʻ)
locative	աճառ (ačaṙ)		աճառս (ačaṙs)

Alternative forms

• օճառ (ōčaṙ), աւճառ (awčaṙ)

Descendants

• Armenian: աճառ (ačaṙ)

Further reading

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “աճառ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
• Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “աճառ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ġazarean, Ṙ. S. (2000) “աճառ”, in Tʻosunean G. B., editor, Grabari baṙaran [Dictionary of Old Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press
• Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “աճառ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy

Etymology 3

Noun

աճառ • (ačaṙ)

1. Alternative form of օճառ (ōčaṙ, “equipment, means, harness, furniture”)

Declension

i-a-type

	singular		plural
nominative	աճառ (ačaṙ)		աճառք (ačaṙkʻ)
genitive	աճառի (ačaṙi)		աճառաց (ačaṙacʻ)
dative	աճառի (ačaṙi)		աճառաց (ačaṙacʻ)
accusative	աճառ (ačaṙ)		աճառս (ačaṙs)
ablative	աճառէ (ačaṙē)		աճառաց (ačaṙacʻ)
instrumental	աճառաւ (ačaṙaw)		աճառաւք = աճառօք (ačaṙawkʻ = ačaṙōkʻ)
locative	աճառի (ačaṙi)		աճառս (ačaṙs)