մեղեխ
Armenian edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Old Armenian մեղեխ (mełex).
Pronunciation edit
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [meˈʁeχ]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [meˈʁeχ]
- Hyphenation: մե‧ղեխ
Noun edit
մեղեխ • (meġex)
- (archaic, literary) handle of an axe, adze or a similar tool
- (archaic, literary) mace (weapon)
- Synonym: լախտ (laxt)
Declension edit
i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | մեղեխ (meġex) | մեղեխներ (meġexner) | ||
| dative | մեղեխի (meġexi) | մեղեխների (meġexneri) | ||
| ablative | մեղեխից (meġexicʻ) | մեղեխներից (meġexnericʻ) | ||
| instrumental | մեղեխով (meġexov) | մեղեխներով (meġexnerov) | ||
| locative | մեղեխում (meġexum) | մեղեխներում (meġexnerum) | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | մեղեխը/մեղեխն (meġexə/meġexn) | մեղեխները/մեղեխներն (meġexnerə/meġexnern) | ||
| dative | մեղեխին (meġexin) | մեղեխներին (meġexnerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | մեղեխս (meġexs) | մեղեխներս (meġexners) | ||
| dative | մեղեխիս (meġexis) | մեղեխներիս (meġexneris) | ||
| ablative | մեղեխիցս (meġexicʻs) | մեղեխներիցս (meġexnericʻs) | ||
| instrumental | մեղեխովս (meġexovs) | մեղեխներովս (meġexnerovs) | ||
| locative | մեղեխումս (meġexums) | մեղեխներումս (meġexnerums) | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | մեղեխդ (meġexd) | մեղեխներդ (meġexnerd) | ||
| dative | մեղեխիդ (meġexid) | մեղեխներիդ (meġexnerid) | ||
| ablative | մեղեխիցդ (meġexicʻd) | մեղեխներիցդ (meġexnericʻd) | ||
| instrumental | մեղեխովդ (meġexovd) | մեղեխներովդ (meġexnerovd) | ||
| locative | մեղեխումդ (meġexumd) | մեղեխներումդ (meġexnerumd) | ||
Further reading edit
- Aġayan, Ēduard (1976) “մեղեխ”, in Ardi hayereni bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan
- Barseġyan, Hovhannes (1973) “մեղեխ”, in Hayeren uġġagrakan-uġġaxosakan, terminabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Orthographic–Orthoepic Terminological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Luys
- Sukʻiasyan, A. M. (1967) “մեղեխ”, in Aġayan Ē. B., Sewak G. G., editors, Hayocʻ lezvi homanišneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Synonyms] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press
Old Armenian edit
Etymology edit
The origin is uncertain.[1][2] Martirosyan proposes derivation from Proto-Armenian *meɫ(i) (“ash-tree”) which he relates to Ancient Greek μελία (melía, “manna ash, Fraxinus ornus; ashen spear”); both may be regarded as a Mediterranean substrate word or a shared innovation based on Proto-Indo-European *mélid (“honey”), because there is a connection in mythology between honey and ash-trees.[3] J̌ahukyan with reservation derives մեղեխ (mełex) from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind, crush”) (compare Russian мо́лот (mólot, “hammer”)) and Urartian 𒄭 (-ḫe, -ḫi- /-ḫə/, “suffix denoting appurtenance, belonging, pertaining, or of a thing”), hence a thing from an ash-tree or a thing of grinding or crushing; a club or cudgel.[4]
Compare also Northern Kurdish melexan (“scythe, pruning hook”),[5] Central Kurdish مەڵەغان (melleẍan, “scythe”)[6] and مەڵغە (mellẍe, “lever”).[7][8]
Noun edit
մեղեխ • (mełex)
- handle of an axe
- մեղեխ արկանել ― mełex arkanel ― to put a handle to, to set in a handle; to haft
- հանել զմեղեխ ― hanel zmełex ― to take off the handle, to take out of the handle; to unhaft
- (post-Classical) mace (weapon)
Declension edit
o-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | մեղեխ (mełex) | մեղեխք (mełexkʻ) | |
| genitive | մեղեխոյ (mełexoy) | մեղեխոց (mełexocʻ) | |
| dative | մեղեխոյ (mełexoy) | մեղեխոց (mełexocʻ) | |
| accusative | մեղեխ (mełex) | մեղեխս (mełexs) | |
| ablative | մեղեխոյ (mełexoy) | մեղեխոց (mełexocʻ) | |
| instrumental | մեղեխով (mełexov) | մեղեխովք (mełexovkʻ) | |
| locative | մեղեխ (mełex) | մեղեխս (mełexs) | |
| an ablative singular ի մեղեխէ (i mełexē) is also attested, which cannot belong to o-type | |||
Descendants edit
- → Armenian: մեղեխ (meġex)
References edit
- ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “մեղեխ”, 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) “մեղեխ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik
- ^ Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 460
- ^ J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1987) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun; naxagrayin žamanakašrǰan [History of the Armenian language: The Pre-Literary Period][1] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, pages 355, 438
- ^ Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “melexan”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary[2], with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 370b
- ^ Hejar (1990) “مەڵەغان”, in Henbane borîne[3], Tehran: Soroush, page 833
- ^ Hejar (1990) “مەڵغە”, in Henbane borîne[4], Tehran: Soroush, page 833
- ^ Mukriyanî, Gîw (1999) “مەڵغە”, in Ferhengî kurdistan [Kurdistan dictionary], Erbil: Aras, page 854
Further reading edit
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “մեղեխ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “մեղեխ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy