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Old Armenian
Etymology
The origin is unknown. The sense of “shellfish” is a semantic loan from Ancient Greek κνίδη (knídē, “nettle; sea nettle, Actinia”).
Noun
եղիճ • (ełič)
- nettle, Urtica
5th century,
Bible,
Job 31.40:
[1]- Ապա փոխանակ ցորենոյ բուսցի եղիճ, եւ փոխանակ գարւոյ մորենի։
- Apa pʻoxanak cʻorenoy buscʻi ełič, ew pʻoxanak garwoy moreni.
- Translation by Claude E. Cox
- then may nettles come forth instead of wheat, and a bramble instead of barley.
6th–12th? centuries,
Baṙkʻ Gałianosi :
[2]- Աղկեպ (vars. աղկէպ, աղբեկ, աղփեկ, ակղեփ, աղկիպ, աղկէփ) = եղիճ (vars. եղինճ, աղինճ, աղիճ)
- Ałkep (vars. ałkēp, ałbek, ałpʻek, akłepʻ, ałkip, ałkēpʻ) = ełič (vars. ełinč, ałinč, ałič)
- ἀκαλήφη (akalḗphē) = nettle.
9th or 10th century, with changes and additions in later centuries,
Tʻargmanutʻiwn dełocʻ zor əntrel en imastasērkʻn ew kargeal yayl lezuacʻ :
[3]- Անչարա = եղիճ (var. եղինճ)։
- Ančʻara = ełič (var. ełinč).
- أَنْجَرَة (ʔanjara) = ełič.
- (post-Classical) a kind of a shellfish
Usage notes
In Job, translates Ancient Greek κνίδη (knídē).
Declension
i-a-type
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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եղիճ (ełič)
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եղիճք (ełičkʻ)
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| genitive
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եղճի (ełči)
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եղճաց (ełčacʻ)
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| dative
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եղճի (ełči)
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եղճաց (ełčacʻ)
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| accusative
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եղիճ (ełič)
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եղիճս (ełičs)
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| ablative
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եղճէ (ełčē)
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եղճաց (ełčacʻ)
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| instrumental
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եղճաւ (ełčaw)
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եղճաւք = եղճօք (ełčawkʻ = ełčōkʻ)
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| locative
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եղճի (ełči)
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եղիճս (ełičs)
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| based on post-classical evidence
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o-type
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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եղիճ (ełič)
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եղիճք (ełičkʻ)
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| genitive
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եղըճոյ (ełəčoy)
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եղըճոց (ełəčocʻ)
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| dative
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եղըճոյ (ełəčoy)
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եղըճոց (ełəčocʻ)
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| accusative
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եղիճ (ełič)
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եղիճս (ełičs)
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| ablative
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եղըճոյ (ełəčoy)
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եղըճոց (ełəčocʻ)
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| instrumental
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եղըճով (ełəčov)
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եղըճովք (ełəčovkʻ)
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| locative
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եղիճ (ełič)
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եղիճս (ełičs)
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| based on post-classical evidence
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Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Cox, Claude E. (2006) Armenian Job: reconstructed Greek text, critical edition of the Armenian with English translation (Hebrew University Armenian studies; 8), Leuven – Paris – Dudley, MA: Peeters, page 205
- ^ Greppin, John A. C. (1985) Baṙkʿ Gaɫianosi: The Greek–Armenian Dictionary to Galen, Delmar, New York: Caravan Books, page 3
- ^ Greppin, John A. C. (1997) A Medieval Arabic–Armenian Botanical Dictionary (Studien zur armenischen Geschichte; 16), a separate print of Greppin 1995, Vienna: Mekhitarist Press, § 13, page 24
Further reading
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “եղիճ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, pages 19–20
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “եղիճ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “եղիճ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 214a
- 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 936
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “եղիճ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy