խոյ
See also: Խոյ
Armenian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Armenian խոյ (xoy).
Pronunciation edit
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [χoj]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [χoj]
Noun edit
խոյ • (xoy)
Declension edit
i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | խոյ (xoy) | խոյեր (xoyer) | ||
| dative | խոյի (xoyi) | խոյերի (xoyeri) | ||
| ablative | խոյից (xoyicʿ) | խոյերից (xoyericʿ) | ||
| instrumental | խոյով (xoyov) | խոյերով (xoyerov) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | խոյը/խոյն (xoyə/xoyn) | խոյերը/խոյերն (xoyerə/xoyern) | ||
| dative | խոյին (xoyin) | խոյերին (xoyerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | խոյս (xoys) | խոյերս (xoyers) | ||
| dative | խոյիս (xoyis) | խոյերիս (xoyeris) | ||
| ablative | խոյիցս (xoyicʿs) | խոյերիցս (xoyericʿs) | ||
| instrumental | խոյովս (xoyovs) | խոյերովս (xoyerovs) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | խոյդ (xoyd) | խոյերդ (xoyerd) | ||
| dative | խոյիդ (xoyid) | խոյերիդ (xoyerid) | ||
| ablative | խոյիցդ (xoyicʿd) | խոյերիցդ (xoyericʿd) | ||
| instrumental | խոյովդ (xoyovd) | խոյերովդ (xoyerovd) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
Derived terms edit
Old Armenian edit
Alternative forms edit
- հոյ (hoy) — only in the sense “battering ram”
Etymology edit
A borrowing from an unknown source, likely a wanderword. Compare Old Turkic 𐰸𐰆𐰪 (qōñ, “sheep”), Karakhanid [script needed] (qōy, “sheep”), Turkish koyun (“sheep”), Avar куй (kuj, “sheep”).
Noun edit
խոյ • (xoy)
- ram
- (astronomy) Aries
- (military) battering ram
- ջրաբաշխական խոյ ― ǰrabašxakan xoy ― hydraulic ram
Declension edit
i-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | խոյ (xoy) | խոյք (xoykʿ) | |
| genitive | խոյի (xoyi) | խոյից (xoyicʿ) | |
| dative | խոյի (xoyi) | խոյից (xoyicʿ) | |
| accusative | խոյ (xoy) | խոյս (xoys) | |
| ablative | խոյէ (xoyē) | խոյից (xoyicʿ) | |
| instrumental | խոյիւ (xoyiw) | խոյիւք (xoyiwkʿ) | |
| locative | խոյի (xoyi) | խոյս (xoys) | |
| additionally, an i-a-type instrumental plural խոյօք (xoyōkʿ) = խոյաւք (xoyawkʿ) is once attested | |||
o-type
Derived terms edit
Derived terms
Descendants edit
- Armenian: խոյ (xoy)
See also edit
- բաբան (baban)
References edit
- Petrosean, Matatʿeay (1879) “խոյ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʿean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “խոյ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979) “խոյ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “խոյ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik