Armenian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Pronoun

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ինձ (inj)

  1. me
    դու ինձ մի ասա՝ ես ինչ անեմ
    du inj mi asa, es inčʻ anem
    don't tell me what to do

Etymology 2

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From Old Armenian ինձ (inj); see below.

Noun

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ինձ (inj)

  1. generic name for several feline animals such as leopard, panther, etc.
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Old Armenian

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Indo-European *h₁m(e)-ǵ(ʰ)i. Compare Hittite [script needed] (ammuk), Latin mihī, Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌺 (mik), Ancient Greek ἐμέγε (emége). The same particle is found in քեզ (kʻez).

Pronoun

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ինձ (inj)

  1. dative singular of ես (es)
    ոչ լսեն ինձočʻ lsen injthey do not listen to me
    առընթեր ինձaṙəntʻer injnear me
    ասա ինձasa injtell me
    ըղձալի է ինձəłjali ē injI wish
    ոչ եմ ինձ եւ յիսočʻ em inj ew yisI am beside myself, distracted, I am not master of my self-possession, I am driven mad
Descendants
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  • Armenian: ինձ (inj)

References

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  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) A Grammatical Sketch of Classical Armenian[1], Zagreb, page 20
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 257
  • Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 110

Etymology 2

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From dialectal Proto-Indo-European *sinǵʰo-, whose only other descendant is Sanskrit सिंह (siṃhá, lion).

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Noun

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ինձ (inj)

  1. generic name for several feline animals such as leopard, panther, etc.
Declension
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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References

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ինձ”, 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) “ինձ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Malxaseancʻ, Stepʻan (1944–1945) “ինձ”, in Hayerēn bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Armenian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: State Publishing House