Armenian edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Armenian ատակ (atak), յատակ (yatak).

Noun edit

ատակ (atak)

  1. (dialectal) bottom, foundation
  2. (dialectal) hell, underworld
    ատակը քընացatakə kʻənacʻhe went to hell
    ըտակեն տակը քյինիսətaken takə kʻyinismay you go to the bottom of the Underworld
  3. (dialectal) abyss
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
  • Udi: атӏакӏ (aṭaḳ)

References edit

  • Sargsyan, Artem et al., editors (2001–2012), “ատակ”, in Hayocʻ lezvi barbaṙayin baṙaran [Dialectal Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 490

Etymology 2 edit

From Old Armenian ատակ (atak).

Adjective edit

ատակ (atak) (superlative ամենաատակ)

  1. (dialectal) capable
    Synonyms: ընդունակ (əndunak), ձեռնհաս (jeṙnhas)
  2. (dialectal) convenient
    Synonym: հարմար (harmar)
Declension edit

Noun edit

ատակ (atak)

  1. (dialectal) free time
Declension edit

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ատակ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Sargsyan, Artem et al., editors (2001–2012), “ատակ”, in Hayocʻ lezvi barbaṙayin baṙaran [Dialectal Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan

Middle Armenian edit

Noun edit

ատակ (atak), genitive singular ատակի (ataki) or ատկի (atki)

  1. Alternative form of յատակ (yatak)

Usage notes edit

The following forms are also attested: accusative singular զատակ (zatak), accusative with a preposition յատակ (yatak).

References edit

  • Ġazaryan, Ṙ. S., Avetisyan, H. M. (2009) “ատակ”, in Miǰin hayereni baṙaran [Dictionary of Middle Armenian] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “յատակ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press

Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

An Iranian borrowing: compare Parthian 𐫀𐫅𐫃 (ʾdg /⁠ādag⁠/), 𐫀𐫀𐫅𐫃 (ʾʾdg /⁠ādug⁠/), Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾtwk' /⁠ādūg⁠/), 𐫀𐫀𐫅𐫃 (ʾʾdg), 𐫀𐫀𐫅𐫇𐫃 (ʾʾdwg /⁠ādug⁠/, capable).

Adjective edit

ատակ (atak)

  1. capable
    ատակ լինելatak linelto be capable
    ոչ էր ատակ նմաočʻ ēr atak nmahe had no time

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

Further reading edit

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ատակ”, 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) “ատակ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Benveniste, Émile (1957–1958) “Mots d’emprunt iraniens en arménien”, in Bulletin de la Société de Linguistique de Paris (in French), volume 53, page 55
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1987) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun; naxagrayin žamanakašrǰan [History of the Armenian language: The Pre-Literary Period]‎[1] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 516
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ատակ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy