Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Armenian վախճան (vaxčan).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

վախճան (vaxčan)

  1. end
    վախճան ունենալvaxčan unenalto end, to finish
  2. death (end of life)
    վախճան տալvaxčan talto kill, to cause death
  3. ending, finish

Declension edit

Old Armenian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

The origin is uncertain. According to Bailey, the second part is identical with -ճան (-čan).

Noun edit

վախճան (vaxčan)

  1. end, term; end, scope, object; issue, event, end, result; accomplishment, finishing, conclusion, close; end, extremity; end, demise, decease, death, exit
    ցմեծ վախճանcʿmec vaxčanlong time, a long while
    ի վախճանիi vaxčaniin fine, finally, at last, at length, after all, in the last place
    ցվախճանcʿvaxčanto the end
    ի վախճան ամինi vaxčan aminat the year's end
    ի վախճանի աւուրցi vaxčani awurcʿin the future
    ի վախճան աւուրցս այսոցիկi vaxčan awurcʿs aysocʿikin these latter times
    վախճան բանիսvaxčan banisin a word; the pith of my argument
    վախճան եհաս նմաvaxčan ehas nmahe died
    ընկալաւ զարժանահասն վախճանənkalaw zaržanahasn vaxčanhe died as he merited
    ի վախճան կենաց իւրոցi vaxčan kenacʿ iwrocʿin his last days, towards the close of his life
    մերձ ի վախճան լինելmerj i vaxčan linelto be at one's final agony
    վախճան առնուլvaxčan aṙnulto draw to a close or end, to cease, to end, to expire
    վախճան առնելvaxčan aṙnelto make an end of, to put an end or term to, to come to a conclusion, to decide, to end
    առնել զոք ի վախճանaṙnel zokʿ i vaxčanto send to perdition, to put to death
    վախճան դնելvaxčan dnelto bring to a close, to conclude, to terminate, to finish, to end

Declension edit

Adverb edit

վախճան (vaxčan)

  1. in fine, finally, at last, at length, after all, in the last place

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: վախճան (vaxčan)
  • Georgian: ოხჭანი (oxč̣ani)

References edit

  • Petrosean, Matatʿeay (1879), “վախճան”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “վախճան”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “վախճան”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Bailey, H. W. (1979), “daṃjanai”, in Dictionary of Khotan Saka, Cambridge, London, New York, Melbourne: Cambridge University press, page 151a