ագահ

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word ագահ. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word ագահ, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say ագահ in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word ագահ you have here. The definition of the word ագահ will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofագահ, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian ագահ (agah).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ագահ (agah) (superlative ամենաագահ)

  1. avaricious, covetous, greedy
  2. gluttonous, insatiable
  3. miserly, parsimonious, stingy
  4. (colloquial) craving, hankering, yearning

Declension

nominalized, i-type (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative ագահ (agah) ագահներ (agahner)
dative ագահի (agahi) ագահների (agahneri)
ablative ագահից (agahicʻ) ագահներից (agahnericʻ)
instrumental ագահով (agahov) ագահներով (agahnerov)
locative
definite forms
nominative ագահը/ագահն (agahə/agahn) ագահները/ագահներն (agahnerə/agahnern)
dative ագահին (agahin) ագահներին (agahnerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative ագահս (agahs) ագահներս (agahners)
dative ագահիս (agahis) ագահներիս (agahneris)
ablative ագահիցս (agahicʻs) ագահներիցս (agahnericʻs)
instrumental ագահովս (agahovs) ագահներովս (agahnerovs)
locative
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative ագահդ (agahd) ագահներդ (agahnerd)
dative ագահիդ (agahid) ագահներիդ (agahnerid)
ablative ագահիցդ (agahicʻd) ագահներիցդ (agahnericʻd)
instrumental ագահովդ (agahovd) ագահներովդ (agahnerovd)
locative

Derived terms

Old Armenian

Etymology

The earlier form is *ագարհ (*agarh), an Iranian borrowing, probably ultimately from Proto-Iranian *ā-gr̥d-: compare Avestan 𐬔𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬜𐬀 (gərəδa, greedy), Sanskrit गृध्र (gṛdhra, desiring greedily or fervently; vulture), as well as the Iranian loanword – Old Georgian ანგაჰრი (angahri), ანგარი (angari, avaricious).[1][2][3]

Adjective

ագահ (agah)

  1. avaricious, greedy
    դժոխային ագահdžoxayin agahvery greedy, insatiably avaricious

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: ագահ (agah)

References

  1. ^ J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1987) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun; naxagrayin žamanakašrǰan [History of the Armenian language: The Pre-Literary Period]‎ (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 512
  2. ^ J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “ագահ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 19b
  3. ^ Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 862

Further reading

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ագահ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ագահ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 474
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ագահ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy