չիղջ
Armenian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Old Armenian չիղջ (čʿiłǰ).
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [Lua error: Unmatched close-paren at pattern character 2] invalid IPA characters (<g="">L:U2</g>), replace g with ɡ, : with ː, g with ɡ
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [Lua error: Unmatched close-paren at pattern character 2] invalid IPA characters (<g="">L:U2</g>), replace g with ɡ, : with ː, g with ɡ
Declension
i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | չիղջ (čʿiġǰ) | չիղջեր (čʿiġǰer) | ||
| dative | չիղջի (čʿiġǰi) | չիղջերի (čʿiġǰeri) | ||
| ablative | չիղջից (čʿiġǰicʿ) | չիղջերից (čʿiġǰericʿ) | ||
| instrumental | չիղջով (čʿiġǰov) | չիղջերով (čʿiġǰerov) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | չիղջը/չիղջն (čʿiġǰə/čʿiġǰn) | չիղջերը/չիղջերն (čʿiġǰerə/čʿiġǰern) | ||
| dative | չիղջին (čʿiġǰin) | չիղջերին (čʿiġǰerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | չիղջս (čʿiġǰs) | չիղջերս (čʿiġǰers) | ||
| dative | չիղջիս (čʿiġǰis) | չիղջերիս (čʿiġǰeris) | ||
| ablative | չիղջիցս (čʿiġǰicʿs) | չիղջերիցս (čʿiġǰericʿs) | ||
| instrumental | չիղջովս (čʿiġǰovs) | չիղջերովս (čʿiġǰerovs) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | չիղջդ (čʿiġǰd) | չիղջերդ (čʿiġǰerd) | ||
| dative | չիղջիդ (čʿiġǰid) | չիղջերիդ (čʿiġǰerid) | ||
| ablative | չիղջիցդ (čʿiġǰicʿd) | չիղջերիցդ (čʿiġǰericʿd) | ||
| instrumental | չիղջովդ (čʿiġǰovd) | չիղջերովդ (čʿiġǰerovd) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
Old Armenian
Alternative forms
- չեղջ (čʿełǰ), ջիղջ (ǰiłǰ), ջիւղջ (ǰiwłǰ) — variant readings
Noun
չիղջ • (čʿiłǰ)
- bat (flying mammal)
- 5th century, Bible, Leviticus 11.19:[2]
- […] եւ արագիլ եւ քարարդ, եւ որ ինչ նման իցէ նոցա, եւ յոպոպ, եւ չիղջ (var. ջիղջ, չիղջք, ջիւղջ) […]
- […] ew aragil ew kʿarard, ew or inčʿ nman icʿē nocʿa, ew yopop, ew čʿiłǰ (var. ǰiłǰ, čʿiłǰkʿ, ǰiwłǰ) […]
- Translation by Brenton Septuagint Translation
- […] and the heron, and the lapwing, and the like to it, and the hoopoe and the bat […]
- […] եւ արագիլ եւ քարարդ, եւ որ ինչ նման իցէ նոցա, եւ յոպոպ, եւ չիղջ (var. ջիղջ, չիղջք, ջիւղջ) […]
Usage notes
In Leviticus, translates Ancient Greek νυκτερίς (nukterís).
Declension
i-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | չիղջ (čʿiłǰ) | չիղջք (čʿiłǰkʿ) | |
| genitive | չղջի (čʿłǰi) | չղջից (čʿłǰicʿ) | |
| dative | չղջի (čʿłǰi) | չղջից (čʿłǰicʿ) | |
| accusative | չիղջ (čʿiłǰ) | չիղջս (čʿiłǰs) | |
| ablative | չղջէ (čʿłǰē) | չղջից (čʿłǰicʿ) | |
| instrumental | չղջիւ (čʿłǰiw) | չղջիւք (čʿłǰiwkʿ) | |
| locative | չղջի (čʿłǰi) | չիղջս (čʿiłǰs) |
Derived terms
- ճղճիկայ (čłčikay)
- յղջկան (yłǰkan)
- չիղջիկան (čʿiłǰikan)
- չղջիկան (čʿłǰikan)
- չղջկան (čʿłǰkan)
- ջղջիկան (ǰłǰikan)
References
- Inčičean, Ġukas (1835) Hnaxōsutʿiwn ašxarhagrakan Hayastaneaycʿ ašxarhi [National antiquities of Armenia] (in Old Armenian), volume III, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 21
- Zēytʿunean A. S., editor (1993) Girkʿ Łewtacʿwocʿ [Book of Leviticus] (Hay hnaguyn tʿargmanakan hušarjanner; 4), critical text, Antelias: Holy See of Cilicia, page 85
Further reading
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971), “չիղջ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1837), “չիղջ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, pages 575–576
- Petrosean, Matatʿeay (1879), “չիղջ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 586a
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