իժ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian իժ (iž).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /iʒ/, [iʒ]
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /iʒ/, [iʒ]

• Audio (Eastern Armenian):

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Noun

իժ • (iž)

1. viper
2. any snake
3. (figuratively) cruel, wicked person

Declension

i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)

	singular	plural
nominative	իժ (iž)	իժեր (ižer)
dative	իժի (iži)	իժերի (ižeri)
ablative	իժից (ižicʻ)	իժերից (ižericʻ)
instrumental	իժով (ižov)	իժերով (ižerov)
locative	—	—
	definite forms
nominative	իժը/իժն (ižə/ižn)	իժերը/իժերն (ižerə/ižern)
dative	իժին (ižin)	իժերին (ižerin)
	1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative	իժս (ižs)	իժերս (ižers)
dative	իժիս (ižis)	իժերիս (ižeris)
ablative	իժիցս (ižicʻs)	իժերիցս (ižericʻs)
instrumental	իժովս (ižovs)	իժերովս (ižerovs)
locative	—	—
	2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative	իժդ (ižd)	իժերդ (ižerd)
dative	իժիդ (ižid)	իժերիդ (ižerid)
ablative	իժիցդ (ižicʻd)	իժերիցդ (ižericʻd)
instrumental	իժովդ (ižovd)	իժերովդ (ižerovd)
locative	—	—

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

• իւժ (iwž)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁(e)gʷʰ-y-ós, from *h₁ógʷʰis, *h₃égʷʰis (“snake”).

Noun

իժ • (iž)

1. viper
   • 5th century, with changes and additions in later centuries, Baroyaxōs [Physiologus] Earliest recension (TR).13.2:

     Բարոյախաւսն ասէ զիժէ, թէ յորժամ արուն ընդ իգին լինի, ընդ բերանն իգանայ

     Baroyaxawsn asē zižē, tʻē yoržam arun ənd igin lini, ənd berann iganay

     • Translation by Gohar Muradyan

       Physiologus says about the viper, that when the male has intercourse with the female, it has intercourse through the mouth.

Usage notes

• In the Physiologus, translates Ancient Greek ἔχιδνα (ékhidna).

Declension

i-type

	singular		plural
nominative	իժ (iž)		իժք (ižkʻ)
genitive	իժի (iži)		իժից (ižicʻ)
dative	իժի (iži)		իժից (ižicʻ)
accusative	իժ (iž)		իժս (ižs)
ablative	իժէ (ižē)		իժից (ižicʻ)
instrumental	իժիւ (ižiw)		իժիւք (ižiwkʻ)
locative	իժի (iži)		իժս (ižs)

Adjective

իժ • (iž)

1. (figuratively) malicious like a viper

Derived terms

• իժաբար (ižabar)
• իժաբարոյ (ižabaroy)
• իժաթոյն (ižatʻoyn)
• իժաթուակ (ižatʻuak)
• իժակորիւն (ižakoriwn)
• իժանամ (ižanam)
• իժանման (ižanman)
• իժանոց (ižanocʻ)

Descendants

• Armenian: իժ (iž)

Further reading

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “իժ”, 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) “իժ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 300
• Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “իժ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy