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զոյգ

Old Armenian

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Etymology

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Borrowing from Classical Syriac ܙܘܓܐ (zawgāʾ).[1][2][3][4]

Noun

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զոյգ • (zoyg)

  1. (in the plural) yoke, pair, couple
    ի զոյգս ― i zoygs ― together
    զոյգք եզանց ― zoygkʻ ezancʻ ― a yoke of oxen or bullocks
    զոյգք իշոց ― zoygkʻ išocʻ ― a couple of asses
    զոյգք կաքաւուց ― zoygkʻ kakʻawucʻ ― brace of partridges
    զոյգք ատրճանակաց ― zoygkʻ atrčanakacʻ ― brace of pistols
    զոյգ մի կոշկաց ― zoyg mi koškacʻ ― a pair of boots
    զոյգս զոյգս ― zoygs zoygs ― in pairs, by twos, two and two
  2. (in the plural) two- or four-horse chariot
  3. (in the plural) balance, scale
  4. (in the plural) button on a book cover [in a 1234 inscription]

Declension

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i-type
plural only (plurale tantum)
nominative զոյգք (zoygkʻ)
genitive զուգից (zugicʻ)
dative զուգից (zugicʻ)
accusative զոյգս (zoygs)
ablative զուգից (zugicʻ)
instrumental զուգիւք (zugiwkʻ)
locative զոյգս (zoygs)
i-a-type
plural only (plurale tantum)
nominative զոյգք (zoygkʻ)
genitive զուգաց (zugacʻ)
dative զուգաց (zugacʻ)
accusative զոյգս (zoygs)
ablative զուգաց (zugacʻ)
instrumental զուգաւք = զուգօք (zugawkʻ = zugōkʻ)
locative զոյգս (zoygs)

Adjective

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զոյգ • (zoyg)

  1. forming a pair; together; equal; even
    զոյգ ընդ ― zoyg ənd ― directly, forthwith, as soon
    զոյգ ընդ բանին եղեւ ― zoyg ənd banin ełew ― no sooner said than done

Declension

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i-type
singular plural
nominative զոյգ (zoyg) զոյգք (zoygkʻ)
genitive զուգի (zugi) զուգից (zugicʻ)
dative զուգի (zugi) զուգից (zugicʻ)
accusative զոյգ (zoyg) զոյգս (zoygs)
ablative զուգէ (zugē) զուգից (zugicʻ)
instrumental զուգիւ (zugiw) զուգիւք (zugiwkʻ)
locative զուգի (zugi) զոյգս (zoygs)
i-a-type
singular plural
nominative զոյգ (zoyg) զոյգք (zoygkʻ)
genitive զուգի (zugi) զուգաց (zugacʻ)
dative զուգի (zugi) զուգաց (zugacʻ)
accusative զոյգ (zoyg) զոյգս (zoygs)
ablative զուգէ (zugē) զուգաց (zugacʻ)
instrumental *զուգաւ (*zugaw) զուգաւք = զուգօք (zugawkʻ = zugōkʻ)
locative զուգի (zugi) զոյգս (zoygs)

Adverb

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զոյգ • (zoyg)

  1. equally, conjointly, together
  2. forthwith, immediately

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “զոյգ”, 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 104–105
  2. ^ Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 303
  3. ^ 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 931
  4. ^ J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “զոյգ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 242a

Further reading

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  • Awgerean, Mkrtičʻ, Čēlalean, Grigor (1865) “զոյգ”, in Aṙjeṙn baṙaran haykaznean lezui [Pocket Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ġazarean, Ṙ. S. (2000) “զոյգ”, in Tʻosunean G. B., editor, Grabari baṙaran [Dictionary of Old Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “զոյգ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “զոյգ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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