խիճ
Armenian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Armenian խիճ (xič).
Pronunciation edit
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [χit͡ʃ]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [χid͡ʒ]
Noun edit
խիճ • (xič)
- crushed stone, road metal
Declension edit
i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | խիճ (xič) | խճեր (xčer) | ||
| dative | խճի (xči) | խճերի (xčeri) | ||
| ablative | խճից (xčicʻ) | խճերից (xčericʻ) | ||
| instrumental | խճով (xčov) | խճերով (xčerov) | ||
| locative | խճում (xčum) | խճերում (xčerum) | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | խիճը/խիճն (xičə/xičn) | խճերը/խճերն (xčerə/xčern) | ||
| dative | խճին (xčin) | խճերին (xčerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | խիճս (xičs) | խճերս (xčers) | ||
| dative | խճիս (xčis) | խճերիս (xčeris) | ||
| ablative | խճիցս (xčicʻs) | խճերիցս (xčericʻs) | ||
| instrumental | խճովս (xčovs) | խճերովս (xčerovs) | ||
| locative | խճումս (xčums) | խճերումս (xčerums) | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | խիճդ (xičd) | խճերդ (xčerd) | ||
| dative | խճիդ (xčid) | խճերիդ (xčerid) | ||
| ablative | խճիցդ (xčicʻd) | խճերիցդ (xčericʻd) | ||
| instrumental | խճովդ (xčovd) | խճերովդ (xčerovd) | ||
| locative | խճումդ (xčumd) | խճերումդ (xčerumd) | ||
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Old Armenian edit
Etymology edit
The origin is uncertain.[1][2] Perhaps ultimately from Akkadian [script needed] (ḫiṣṣu, “rubble, gravel”),[3] a cognate of Arabic حَصًى (ḥaṣan), via an unattested Iranian language to account for the ճ (č).[4]
Noun edit
խիճ • (xič)
Declension edit
i-type
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “խիճ”, 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, page 366b
- ^ 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 943
- ^ Mkrtčʻyan, Nerses (1970) “Mi kʻani hin semakan baṙer hayerenum [Some Old Semitic Words in Armenian]”, in Patma-banasirakan handes [Historical-Philological Journal][1] (in Armenian), number 2, pages 245–246
- ^ J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1987) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun; naxagrayin žamanakašrǰan [History of the Armenian language: The Pre-Literary Period][2] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 465
Further reading edit
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “խիճ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Džaukjan, G. B. (1967) Очерки по истории дописьменного периода армянского языка [An Outline of the History of the Pre-Literary Period of the Armenian Language][3] (in Russian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 114, derives from Proto-Indo-European *skeyd-
- Ġapʻancʻyan, Gr. (1927) “Hneabanakan” mi kʻani mnacʻordner hayerenum, Stugabanutʻyunner – “aṙiwc”, “morm”, “xlēz” [Some "paleontological" remains in Armenian; Etymologies – “aṙiwc”, “morm”, “xlēz”] (in Armenian), Yerevan: tp. Haypoligrafhrati № 2, page 28
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “խիճ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy