պինչ
Armenian
Etymology
From Old Armenian պինչ (pinčʿ).
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [pint͡ʃʰ]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [bint͡ʃʰ]
Declension
i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | պինչ (pinčʿ) | պնչեր (pnčʿer) | ||
| dative | պնչի (pnčʿi) | պնչերի (pnčʿeri) | ||
| ablative | պնչից (pnčʿicʿ) | պնչերից (pnčʿericʿ) | ||
| instrumental | պնչով (pnčʿov) | պնչերով (pnčʿerov) | ||
| locative | պնչում (pnčʿum) | պնչերում (pnčʿerum) | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | պինչը/պինչն (pinčʿə/pinčʿn) | պնչերը/պնչերն (pnčʿerə/pnčʿern) | ||
| dative | պնչին (pnčʿin) | պնչերին (pnčʿerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | պինչս (pinčʿs) | պնչերս (pnčʿers) | ||
| dative | պնչիս (pnčʿis) | պնչերիս (pnčʿeris) | ||
| ablative | պնչիցս (pnčʿicʿs) | պնչերիցս (pnčʿericʿs) | ||
| instrumental | պնչովս (pnčʿovs) | պնչերովս (pnčʿerovs) | ||
| locative | պնչումս (pnčʿums) | պնչերումս (pnčʿerums) | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | պինչդ (pinčʿd) | պնչերդ (pnčʿerd) | ||
| dative | պնչիդ (pnčʿid) | պնչերիդ (pnčʿerid) | ||
| ablative | պնչիցդ (pnčʿicʿd) | պնչերիցդ (pnčʿericʿd) | ||
| instrumental | պնչովդ (pnčʿovd) | պնչերովդ (pnčʿerovd) | ||
| locative | պնչումդ (pnčʿumd) | պնչերումդ (pnčʿerumd) | ||
Old Armenian
Etymology
The origin is uncertain. Compare similar words in other languages: Georgian პინჩვი (ṗinčvi, “nostrils”), Ossetian фындз (fynʒ, “nose”), Abkhaz а-ҧынҵа (a-pəncʼa, “nose”), Kabardian фӏыншэ (fʼənšɛ, “palate”), Egyptian fnḏ (“nose”). According to Hübschmann, the Caucasian words are borrowed from Armenian[1], which would fit if the final syllable -vi in Georgian პინჩვი (ṗinčvi, “nostrils”) reflects the Armenian dual number found in պինչ-վը-ներ (pinčʿ-və-ner) of the Erzurum dialect.[2]
Derived terms
- պնչատ (pnčʿat)
- պնչատեմ (pnčʿatem)
- պնջատ (pnǰat)
Descendants
- Armenian: պինչ (pinčʿ)
References
- Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 397
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “պինչ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
Further reading
- Petrosean, Matatʿeay (1879), “պինչ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “պինչ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awgerean, Mkrtičʿ; Čēlalean, Grigor (1865), “մինչք”, in Aṙjeṙn baṙaran haykaznean lezui [Pocket Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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