էշ

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Armenian

Էշ

Etymology

Inherited from Old Armenian էշ (ēš).

Pronunciation

Noun

էշ (ēš)

  1. donkey, ass
    Synonym: ավանակ (avanak)
  2. (figuratively) ass, jackass; idiot, dumb-ass, fool, blockhead, clot, dimwit

Declension

i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative էշ (ēš) էշեր (ēšer)
dative էշի (ēši) էշերի (ēšeri)
ablative էշից (ēšicʻ) էշերից (ēšericʻ)
instrumental էշով (ēšov) էշերով (ēšerov)
locative
definite forms
nominative էշը/էշն (ēšə/ēšn) էշերը/էշերն (ēšerə/ēšern)
dative էշին (ēšin) էշերին (ēšerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative էշս (ēšs) էշերս (ēšers)
dative էշիս (ēšis) էշերիս (ēšeris)
ablative էշիցս (ēšicʻs) էշերիցս (ēšericʻs)
instrumental էշովս (ēšovs) էշերովս (ēšerovs)
locative
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative էշդ (ēšd) էշերդ (ēšerd)
dative էշիդ (ēšid) էշերիդ (ēšerid)
ablative էշիցդ (ēšicʻd) էշերիցդ (ēšericʻd)
instrumental էշովդ (ēšovd) էշերովդ (ēšerovd)
locative
i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative էշ (ēš) իշեր (išer)
dative իշի (iši) իշերի (išeri)
ablative իշից (išicʻ) իշերից (išericʻ)
instrumental իշով (išov) իշերով (išerov)
locative
definite forms
nominative էշը/էշն (ēšə/ēšn) իշերը/իշերն (išerə/išern)
dative իշին (išin) իշերին (išerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative էշս (ēšs) իշերս (išers)
dative իշիս (išis) իշերիս (išeris)
ablative իշիցս (išicʻs) իշերիցս (išericʻs)
instrumental իշովս (išovs) իշերովս (išerovs)
locative
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative էշդ (ēšd) իշերդ (išerd)
dative իշիդ (išid) իշերիդ (išerid)
ablative իշիցդ (išicʻd) իշերիցդ (išericʻd)
instrumental իշովդ (išovd) իշերովդ (išerovd)
locative
u-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative էշ (ēš) իշեր (išer)
dative իշու (išu) իշերի (išeri)
ablative իշուց (išucʻ) իշերից (išericʻ)
instrumental իշով (išov) իշերով (išerov)
locative
definite forms
nominative իշն (išn) իշերը/իշերն (išerə/išern)
dative իշուն (išun) իշերին (išerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative էշս (ēšs) իշերս (išers)
dative իշուս (išus) իշերիս (išeris)
ablative իշուցս (išucʻs) իշերիցս (išericʻs)
instrumental իշովս (išovs) իշերովս (išerovs)
locative
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative էշդ (ēšd) իշերդ (išerd)
dative իշուդ (išud) իշերիդ (išerid)
ablative իշուցդ (išucʻd) իշերիցդ (išericʻd)
instrumental իշովդ (išovd) իշերովդ (išerovd)
locative

Old Armenian

Etymology

PIE word
*h₁éḱwos

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos. Doublet of հասբ (hasb). See also ձի (ji).

Noun

էշ (ēš)

  1. donkey, ass
    էշ մատակēš matakshe-ass, she-donkey
    կաթ իշոյkatʻ išoyass' milk
    հեծեալ յէշheceal yēšto ride on a donkey
    խանչէ, անըռկէ, զռնէ էշxančʻē, anəṙkē, zṙnē ēšthe ass brays
  2. (military) battering ram
    Synonym: խոյ (xoy)
  3. (music) bridge of a violin or other musical instrument
  4. (astronomy) two stars in the constellation of Cancer (Asellus Borealis and Asellus Australis)

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: էշ (ēš)

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “էշ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “էշ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 276
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “էշ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy