ինչ

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Armenian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Armenian ինչ (inčʿ).

Pronunciation

Pronoun

ինչ (inčʿ)

  1. what? (interrogative pronoun)
    Ի՞նչ ես անում։I?nčʿ es anum.What are you doing?
  2. what (indefinite pronoun)
    ահա թե ինչaha tʿe inčʿhere is what
  3. something, some kind of thing, whatever thing, anything, everything (indefinite pronoun)
    ինչ ուզեսinčʿ uzeswhatever you want

Declension

Determiner

ինչ (inčʿ)

  1. what? (interrogative determiner)
    Ի՞նչ կարիք կա սրա։I?nčʿ karikʿ ka sra.What need is there for this?
  2. what! how! (exclamatory)
    Ինչ հիմա՛ր ես դու։Inčʿ himár es du.What an idiot you are! You are such an idiot!
    Այս ապուրն ինչ համե՜ղ է:Ays apurn inčʿ hame!ġ ē:How delicious is this soup! This soup is so delicious!
  3. some, some kind of, whatever, any, every (indefinite determiner)

Conjunction

ինչ (inčʿ)

  1. that, which
  2. as, like; compare ինչպես (inčʿpes)

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

  • Georgian: ინჩი (inči)

Old Armenian

Etymology

From ի- (i-).

Pronoun

ինչ (inčʿ)

  1. (indefinite) some, a, an, one, certain, single, any
    աւուրս ինչawurs inčʿsome days
    պտուղ ինչptuł inčʿsome fruit
    չիք ինչ, չէ ինչčʿikʿ inčʿ, čʿē inčʿnothing, it is nothing, no matter
    չգիտեմ ինչčʿgitem inčʿI know nothing, I know nothing about it
    զի՞նչ ինչzi?nčʿ inčʿwhat? what thing?
    ունիմ ինչ ասել քեզunim inčʿ asel kʿezI have something to tell you
    յինչ ածելyinčʿ acelto create
    ոչ ինչočʿ inčʿnothing
    այն ինչayn inčʿwhilst, as long as, so long as; recently, freshly, newly
    ամենայն որ ինչ իմ է՝ քո էamenayn or inčʿ im ē, kʿo ēall that I have is thine
  2. (interrogative) what? which?
    զի՞նչ ժամ էzi?nčʿ žam ēwhat o'clock is it?
    զի՞նչ ասէzi?nčʿ asēwhat says he?
    առ ի՞նչaṙ i?nčʿhow? why? for what cause?
    առ զի՞նչ իցէaṙ zi?nčʿ icʿēto what purpose?
    յի՞նչ օրէնսyi?nčʿ ōrēnsin what law? in what religion or custom?

Declension

Synonyms

Noun

ինչ (inčʿ)

  1. (usually in the plural) property, fortune, substance, possessions; riches, effects, goods and chattels; estate, domain
    արկանել յընչիցarkanel yənčʿicʿto despoil or deprive of one's possessions

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • Awetikʿean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ինչ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979) “ինչ”, 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, Matatʿeay (1879) “ինչ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy