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զեղխ

Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Old Armenian զեղխ (zełx).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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զեղխ • (zeġx) (superlative ամենազեղխ)

  1. (literary) intemperate, lewd, debauched, dissolute

Declension

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nominalized, i-type (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative զեղխ (zeġx) զեղխեր (zeġxer)
dative զեղխի (zeġxi) զեղխերի (zeġxeri)
ablative զեղխից (zeġxicʻ) զեղխերից (zeġxericʻ)
instrumental զեղխով (zeġxov) զեղխերով (zeġxerov)
locative զեղխում (zeġxum) զեղխերում (zeġxerum)
definite forms
nominative զեղխը/զեղխն (zeġxə/zeġxn) զեղխերը/զեղխերն (zeġxerə/zeġxern)
dative զեղխին (zeġxin) զեղխերին (zeġxerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative զեղխս (zeġxs) զեղխերս (zeġxers)
dative զեղխիս (zeġxis) զեղխերիս (zeġxeris)
ablative զեղխիցս (zeġxicʻs) զեղխերիցս (zeġxericʻs)
instrumental զեղխովս (zeġxovs) զեղխերովս (zeġxerovs)
locative զեղխումս (zeġxums) զեղխերումս (zeġxerums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative զեղխդ (zeġxd) զեղխերդ (zeġxerd)
dative զեղխիդ (zeġxid) զեղխերիդ (zeġxerid)
ablative զեղխիցդ (zeġxicʻd) զեղխերիցդ (zeġxericʻd)
instrumental զեղխովդ (zeġxovd) զեղխերովդ (zeġxerovd)
locative զեղխումդ (zeġxumd) զեղխերումդ (zeġxerumd)

Old Armenian

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Etymology

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Usually considered a word of unknown origin.[1][2][3] Probably a Semitic borrowing: compare the Arabic root ز ل ق (z-l-q) forming words related to slipping, notably زَلِق (zaliq, “slippery”).[4][5]

Adjective

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զեղխ • (zełx)

  1. movable, inconstant, slippery
    • 5th century, Bible, Proverbs 5.6:
      Զի ի ճանապարհս կենաց ոչ գնան, զեղխ են ճանապարհք նորա` եւ ոչ յայտնիք։
      Zi i čanaparhs kenacʻ očʻ gnan, zełx en čanaparhkʻ nora` ew očʻ yaytnikʻ.
      Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, [that] thou canst not know.
  2. intemperate, lewd, debauched, dissolute

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → Armenian: զեղխ (zeġx)

References

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  1. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “զեղխ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, pages 89–90
  2. ^ 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 962
  3. ^ J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “զեղխ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 236ab
  4. ^ Kerestedjian, Bedros (1945) Kerest Haig, editor, Étude philologique et lexicographique de 6000 mots et noms arméniens avec des comparaisons de 100.000 mots de 900 langues et des données historiques et géographiques‎[1] (in French), London: Bernard Quaritch Ltd., page 135
  5. ^ Urišean, Vardgēs (1995) “զեղխ”, in Mer armatnerə nor loysi tak [Our Root Words Under New Light] (in Armenian), volume I, Fresno: Meshag Printing & Publishing, page 88b

Further reading

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  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “զեղխ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “զեղխ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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