դահիճ

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Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian դահիճ (dahič).

Pronunciation

Noun

դահիճ (dahič)

  1. executioner, hangman
  2. (figuratively) butcher, tormentor, slaughterer

Declension

i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative դահիճ (dahič) դահիճներ (dahičner)
dative դահճի (dahči) դահիճների (dahičneri)
ablative դահճից (dahčicʻ) դահիճներից (dahičnericʻ)
instrumental դահճով (dahčov) դահիճներով (dahičnerov)
locative
definite forms
nominative դահիճը/դահիճն (dahičə/dahičn) դահիճները/դահիճներն (dahičnerə/dahičnern)
dative դահճին (dahčin) դահիճներին (dahičnerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative դահիճս (dahičs) դահիճներս (dahičners)
dative դահճիս (dahčis) դահիճներիս (dahičneris)
ablative դահճիցս (dahčicʻs) դահիճներիցս (dahičnericʻs)
instrumental դահճովս (dahčovs) դահիճներովս (dahičnerovs)
locative
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative դահիճդ (dahičd) դահիճներդ (dahičnerd)
dative դահճիդ (dahčid) դահիճներիդ (dahičnerid)
ablative դահճիցդ (dahčicʻd) դահիճներիցդ (dahičnericʻd)
instrumental դահճովդ (dahčovd) դահիճներովդ (dahičnerovd)
locative

Old Armenian

Etymology

Borrowed Middle Persian 𐭣𐭧𐭩𐭰 (dḥyc /⁠dahīč⁠/). Related to Classical Syriac ܕܚܫܐ (daḥšā), also from Iranian. In view of Aramaic (dḥšpṭˀ, an epithet of Nergal (=chief judge or the like)),[1] Old Armenian դահճապետ (dahčapet, chief guard, executioner) is probably wholly borrowed from Iranian, rather than formed within Armenian with պետ (pet).

Noun

դահիճ (dahič)

  1. executioner
  2. (figuratively) tormentor

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: դահիճ (dahič)

References

  1. ^ dḥšpṭˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–

Further reading

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “դահիճ”, 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 615ab
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “դահիճ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ciancaglini, Claudia A. (2008) Iranian loanwords in Syriac (Beiträge zur Iranistik; 28), Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 150
  • Gignoux, Philippe (1972) “dḥyc”, in Glossaire des Inscriptions Pehlevies et Parthes [Glossary of Pahlavi and Parthians Inscriptions] (Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum. Supplementary Series; 1) (in French), London: Lund Humphries, page 21b
  • Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 133
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “դահիճ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy