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Old Armenian
Etymology
Accusative of ինչ (inčʻ), composed of nota accusativi զ- (z-) + ինչ (inčʻ).
Pronoun
զինչ • (zinčʻ)
- (interrogative) who? which? what? how? why?
- զի՞նչ կերիցուք, կամ զի՞նչ արբցուք, կամ զի՞նչ զգեցցուք ― zi?nčʻ kericʻukʻ, kam zi?nčʻ arbcʻukʻ, kam zi?nčʻ zgecʻcʻukʻ ― what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, or what ye shall put on?
- զ՞ինչ է ինձ ― z?inčʻ ē inj ― what does it matter?
- զի՞նչ կամիք ― zi?nčʻ kamikʻ ― what do you like?
- զի՞նչ խնդրէք ― zi?nčʻ xndrēkʻ ― what are you seeking?
- զի՞նչ աղագաւ ― zi?nčʻ ałagaw ― why? for what cause?
- զի՞նչ օրինակ ― zi?nčʻ ōrinak ― in what manner?
- զի՞նչ ասիցեն ― zi?nčʻ asicʻen ― what will they say?
- զի՞նչ ինչ ― zi?nčʻ inčʻ ― what?
- զի՞նչ ինչ առնել էր եւ ես ոչ արարի ― zi?nčʻ inčʻ aṙnel ēr ew es očʻ arari ― what is that which I ought to have done and have not done?
- զի՞նչ ապա ― zi?nčʻ apa ― what? what then?
- զի՞նչ ժամ է ― zi?nčʻ žam ē ― what o'clock is it?
- զի՞նչ ասէ ― zi?nčʻ asē ― what says he?
- առ զի՞նչ իցէ ― aṙ zi?nčʻ icʻē ― to what purpose?
- (relative) that, which, what
- զինչ եւ իցէ ― zinčʻ ew icʻē ― whatever, whichever
- զինչ էն/էին/էումն ― zinčʻ ēn/ēin/ēumn ― nature, substance, state of a thing
Derived terms
References
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “զինչ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “զինչ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “զինչ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy