առիճ

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Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

The origin is uncertain. Martirosyan suggests derivation from the preposition առ (aṙ, at, to, near by, before, etc.) and Proto-Armenian *(h)ič- (site, settlement), a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *sed- (to sit).

Noun

առիճ (aṙič)

  1. village, settlement
    Արջոյ առիճArǰoy aṙiča certain placename
    խաղտոյ առիճxałtoy aṙiča certain placename

Usage notes

The word is attested only in a number of place-names.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: Առինջ (Aṙinǰ)

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “առիճ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “*aṙič”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 111