Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian չիք (čʻikʻ); see it for more.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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չիք (čʻikʻ)

  1. there is not, there does not exist

Old Armenian

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Etymology

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չ- (čʻ-) +‎ իք (ikʻ)

Verb

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չիք (čʻikʻ)

  1. there is not, there does not exist
    չիք ոքčʻikʻ okʻthere is nobody
    չիք ոք բարի բայց մի Աստուածčʻikʻ okʻ bari baycʻ mi Astuacno one is good save God only
    զԲաբելոն իմ չիք տեսեալzBabelon im čʻikʻ tesealI have not seen Babylon
    չիք ոք չիք ուրեքčʻikʻ okʻ čʻikʻ urekʻthere is no one
    չիք որ գիտիցէ զայդčʻikʻ or giticʻē zaydnobody knows that
    չիք ոք որ եղծանել կարէčʻikʻ okʻ or ełcanel karēno one can destroy it
    չիք ինչčʻikʻ inčʻthere is nothing
    չիք եւ չիքčʻikʻ ew čʻikʻindeed it is not

Noun

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չիք (čʻikʻ)

  1. nothing, nothingness; nullity
    առ չքիaṙ čʻkʻifor want of
    ի չիք դարձուցանելi čʻikʻ darjucʻanelto reduce to nothing, to annihilate
    չիք լինել, չիք յաչաց լինելčʻikʻ linel, čʻikʻ yačʻacʻ linelto come to nothing, to be annihilated, dissipated, to disappear, to vanish
    չիք լուսնիčʻikʻ lusniwane of the moon

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: չիք (čʻikʻ)

References

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  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “չիք”, 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) “չիք”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy