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Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian աջ ().

Pronunciation

Adjective

աջ () (superlative ամենաաջ)

  1. (of direction) right, not left

Declension

nominalized, i-type (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative աջ () աջեր (aǰer)
dative աջի (aǰi) աջերի (aǰeri)
ablative աջից (aǰicʻ) աջերից (aǰericʻ)
instrumental աջով (aǰov) աջերով (aǰerov)
locative աջում (aǰum) աջերում (aǰerum)
definite forms
nominative աջը/աջն (aǰə/aǰn) աջերը/աջերն (aǰerə/aǰern)
dative աջին (aǰin) աջերին (aǰerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative աջս (aǰs) աջերս (aǰers)
dative աջիս (aǰis) աջերիս (aǰeris)
ablative աջիցս (aǰicʻs) աջերիցս (aǰericʻs)
instrumental աջովս (aǰovs) աջերովս (aǰerovs)
locative աջումս (aǰums) աջերումս (aǰerums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative աջդ (aǰd) աջերդ (aǰerd)
dative աջիդ (aǰid) աջերիդ (aǰerid)
ablative աջիցդ (aǰicʻd) աջերիցդ (aǰericʻd)
instrumental աջովդ (aǰovd) աջերովդ (aǰerovd)
locative աջումդ (aǰumd) աջերումդ (aǰerumd)

Antonyms

Noun

աջ ()

  1. right, the right side
  2. the right hand

Declension

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative աջ () աջեր (aǰer)
dative աջի (aǰi) աջերի (aǰeri)
ablative աջից (aǰicʻ) աջերից (aǰericʻ)
instrumental աջով (aǰov) աջերով (aǰerov)
locative աջում (aǰum) աջերում (aǰerum)
definite forms
nominative աջը/աջն (aǰə/aǰn) աջերը/աջերն (aǰerə/aǰern)
dative աջին (aǰin) աջերին (aǰerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative աջս (aǰs) աջերս (aǰers)
dative աջիս (aǰis) աջերիս (aǰeris)
ablative աջիցս (aǰicʻs) աջերիցս (aǰericʻs)
instrumental աջովս (aǰovs) աջերովս (aǰerovs)
locative աջումս (aǰums) աջերումս (aǰerums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative աջդ (aǰd) աջերդ (aǰerd)
dative աջիդ (aǰid) աջերիդ (aǰerid)
ablative աջիցդ (aǰicʻd) աջերիցդ (aǰericʻd)
instrumental աջովդ (aǰovd) աջերովդ (aǰerovd)
locative աջումդ (aǰumd) աջերումդ (aǰerumd)

Adverb

աջ ()

  1. to the right (of)
    ինձնից աջinjnicʻ aǰto my right, on my right

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sHdʰ-yo- or *seh₂dʰ-yo- (successful); cognates include Sanskrit साध्य (sādhyá), साधु (sādhú, straight, right), Avestan 𐬵𐬁𐬛𐬭𐬋𐬫𐬁 (hādrōyā, desire to achieve the goal), perhaps also Ancient Greek ἰθύς (ithús).[1][2][3]

Noun

աջ ()

  1. right
  2. right hand
  3. (post-Classical) the hand (left or right) of a saint or a holy man as a relic

Declension

Adjective

աջ ()

  1. right

Usage notes

In compounds the word has also the meanings of “lucky, good” (common development in many languages) and “progress, going forward”. Compare յ-աջ-ող (y-aǰ-oł) for the first and առ-աջ (aṙ-aǰ) for the second.

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: աջ ()

References

  1. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “աջ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  2. ^ Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1940) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 38–39
  3. ^ Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “aǰ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 99

Further reading

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “աջ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “աջ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Thorsø, Rasmus (2023) Prehistoric loanwords in Armenian: Hurro-Urartian, Kartvelian, and the unclassified substrate, PhD dissertation, Leiden University, page 61