իք

See also: -իք

Old Armenian

Alternative forms
  • իքն (ikʿn)

Etymology

From ի- (i-). -ք (-kʿ) may reflect some enclitic suffix; compare ոք (okʿ), which was used for animate objects.

Pronoun

իք • (ikʿ)

  1. (indefinite) some, a, an, certain (of inanimate objects)
    իրիք իրիք, իւիք իւիք ― irikʿ irikʿ, iwikʿ iwikʿ ― different, several, many
    իւիք իւիք ― iwikʿ iwikʿ ― in something, somehow; by which, whereby
    ի՞մ իմիք ― i?m imikʿ ― to what end? to what purpose?

Declension
singular (uncountable)
nominative իք (ikʿ)
genitive իրիք (irikʿ)
dative իմիք (imikʿ)
accusative -
ablative իմեքէ (imekʿē)
instrumental իւիք (iwikʿ)
locative իմիք (imikʿ)
the nominative/accusative was not used in the classical era
an unusual instrumental իմիքի (imikʿi) is attested
an ablative իմեք (imekʿ) is attested

Synonyms

Verb

իք • (ikʿ)

  1. is, there is
    իք սպիտակ մարդ ― ikʿ spitak mard ― there is a white man
    ոչ իք ճշմարիտ ― očʿ ikʿ čšmarit ― it is not true

Noun

իք • (ikʿ)

  1. what is, what there is

Derived terms
  • իքեր (ikʿer)
  • չիք (čʿikʿ)

References
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “իք”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (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, Matatʿeay (1879), “իք”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Abrahamyan, Ašot (1976) Grabari jeṙnark [A Handbook of Old Armenian]‎ (in Armenian), 4th edition, Yerevan: Luys
  • Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 108
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