ախորժ

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See also: ախորժք

Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian ախորժ (axorž).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ախորժ (axorž) (superlative ամենաախորժ)

  1. (rare) pleasant, agreeable

Declension

nominalized, i-type (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative ախորժ (axorž) ախորժներ (axoržner)
dative ախորժի (axorži) ախորժների (axoržneri)
ablative ախորժից (axoržicʻ) ախորժներից (axoržnericʻ)
instrumental ախորժով (axoržov) ախորժներով (axoržnerov)
locative ախորժում (axoržum) ախորժներում (axoržnerum)
definite forms
nominative ախորժը/ախորժն (axoržə/axoržn) ախորժները/ախորժներն (axoržnerə/axoržnern)
dative ախորժին (axoržin) ախորժներին (axoržnerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative ախորժս (axoržs) ախորժներս (axoržners)
dative ախորժիս (axoržis) ախորժներիս (axoržneris)
ablative ախորժիցս (axoržicʻs) ախորժներիցս (axoržnericʻs)
instrumental ախորժովս (axoržovs) ախորժներովս (axoržnerovs)
locative ախորժումս (axoržums) ախորժներումս (axoržnerums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative ախորժդ (axoržd) ախորժներդ (axoržnerd)
dative ախորժիդ (axoržid) ախորժներիդ (axoržnerid)
ablative ախորժիցդ (axoržicʻd) ախորժներիցդ (axoržnericʻd)
instrumental ախորժովդ (axoržovd) ախորժներովդ (axoržnerovd)
locative ախորժումդ (axoržumd) ախորժներումդ (axoržnerumd)

Further reading

  • ախորժ”, in Žamanakakicʻ hayocʻ lezvi bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, 1969–1980

Old Armenian

Etymology

From an Iranian word of the form *ā-xwarž-, composed of the prefix *aH- and a cognate of Ossetian хорз (xorz) / хуарз (xwarz, good), Jassic horz, Middle Persian (hwʾlyst' /⁠xwālist⁠/, sweetest), Avestan 𐬓𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬀- (xᵛarəzišta-, sweetest).

Adjective

ախորժ (axorž) indeclinable

  1. pleasant, agreeable
    ախորժ բանքaxorž bankʻagreeable words
    ախորժ վայրքaxorž vayrkʻenchanting places
    ախորժ յօժարութեամբaxorž yōžarutʻeambwith great pleasure, willingly

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: ախորժ (axorž)

Further reading

  • Abajev, V. I. (1989) Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume IV, Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press, pages 218–219
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “ախորժ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 99b
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836) “ախորժ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume I, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 15c
  • Bailey, H. W. (1979) Dictionary of Khotan Saka, Cambridge, London, New York, Melbourne: Cambridge University press, page 504b
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “ախորժ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 28a
  • Ġazarean, Ṙubēn (2000) “ախորժ”, in G. B. Tʻosunean, editor, Grabari baṙaran [Dictionary of Old Armenian] (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 18b
  • 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
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ախորժ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 5b
  • Rastorgujeva, V. S., Edelʹman, D. I. (2007) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume III, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, page 418