իք

See also: -իք

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

• իքն (ikʻn)

Etymology

From ի- (i-). -ք (-kʻ) may reflect some enclitic suffix; compare ոք (okʻ), which was used for animate objects.

Pronoun

իք • (ikʻ)

1. (indefinite) some, a, an, certain (of inanimate objects)

   իրիք իրիք, իւիք իւիք ― irikʻ irikʻ, iwikʻ iwikʻ ― different, several, many

   իւիք իւիք ― iwikʻ iwikʻ ― in something, somehow; by which, whereby

   ի՞մ իմիք ― i^?m imikʻ ― to what end? to what purpose?

Declension

	singular (uncountable)
nominative	իք (ikʻ)
genitive	իրիք (irikʻ)
dative	իմիք (imikʻ)
accusative	-
ablative	իմեքէ (imekʻē)
instrumental	իւիք (iwikʻ)
locative	իմիք (imikʻ)
the nominative/accusative was not used in the classical era an unusual instrumental իմիքի (imikʻi) is attested an ablative իմեք (imekʻ) is attested

Synonyms

• իմն (imn)

Verb

իք • (ikʻ)

1. is, there is

   իք սպիտակ մարդ ― ikʻ spitak mard ― there is a white man

   ոչ իք ճշմարիտ ― očʻ ikʻ čšmarit ― it is not true

Noun

իք • (ikʻ)

1. what is, what there is

Derived terms

• իքեր (ikʻer)
• չիք (čʻikʻ)

References

• Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “իք”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “իք”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
• Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “իք”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Abrahamyan, Ašot (1976) Grabari jeṙnark [A Handbook of Old Armenian]‎^[1] (in Armenian), 4th edition, Yerevan: Luys
• Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 108