աղխ

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Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian աղխ (ałx).

Pronunciation

Noun

աղխ (aġx)

  1. (archaic) household of the feudal or tribal leader
  2. (archaic) household property; goods and chattels
  3. (dialectal) lock

Declension

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative աղխ (aġx) աղխեր (aġxer)
dative աղխի (aġxi) աղխերի (aġxeri)
ablative աղխից (aġxicʻ) աղխերից (aġxericʻ)
instrumental աղխով (aġxov) աղխերով (aġxerov)
locative աղխում (aġxum) աղխերում (aġxerum)
definite forms
nominative աղխը/աղխն (aġxə/aġxn) աղխերը/աղխերն (aġxerə/aġxern)
dative աղխին (aġxin) աղխերին (aġxerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative աղխս (aġxs) աղխերս (aġxers)
dative աղխիս (aġxis) աղխերիս (aġxeris)
ablative աղխիցս (aġxicʻs) աղխերիցս (aġxericʻs)
instrumental աղխովս (aġxovs) աղխերովս (aġxerovs)
locative աղխումս (aġxums) աղխերումս (aġxerums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative աղխդ (aġxd) աղխերդ (aġxerd)
dative աղխիդ (aġxid) աղխերիդ (aġxerid)
ablative աղխիցդ (aġxicʻd) աղխերիցդ (aġxericʻd)
instrumental աղխովդ (aġxovd) աղխերովդ (aġxerovd)
locative աղխումդ (aġxumd) աղխերումդ (aġxerumd)

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Hurro-Urartian; see աղախին (ałaxin) for more.

Noun

աղխ (ałx)

  1. household
  2. a group of travelers, crowd
  3. tribe
  4. household property; goods and chattels; baggage, equipage
  5. buckle, ring; button
  6. lock
  7. joint (of the body)

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: աղխ (aġx)

References

  • Diakonoff, Igor M. (1985) “Hurro-Urartian Borrowings in Old Armenian”, in Journal of the American Oriental Society, volume 105, number 4, pages 597–603
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “աղխ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “աղխ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “աղխ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press