խափ

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Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian խափ (xapʻ); see it for more.

Pronunciation

Noun

խափ • (xapʻ)

  1. (archaic) the act of seizing or of being seized
  2. impediment, hindrance

Declension

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative խափ (xapʻ) խափեր (xapʻer)
dative խափի (xapʻi) խափերի (xapʻeri)
ablative խափից (xapʻicʻ) խափերից (xapʻericʻ)
instrumental խափով (xapʻov) խափերով (xapʻerov)
locative խափում (xapʻum) խափերում (xapʻerum)
definite forms
nominative խափը/խափն (xapʻə/xapʻn) խափերը/խափերն (xapʻerə/xapʻern)
dative խափին (xapʻin) խափերին (xapʻerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative խափս (xapʻs) խափերս (xapʻers)
dative խափիս (xapʻis) խափերիս (xapʻeris)
ablative խափիցս (xapʻicʻs) խափերիցս (xapʻericʻs)
instrumental խափովս (xapʻovs) խափերովս (xapʻerovs)
locative խափումս (xapʻums) խափերումս (xapʻerums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative խափդ (xapʻd) խափերդ (xapʻerd)
dative խափիդ (xapʻid) խափերիդ (xapʻerid)
ablative խափիցդ (xapʻicʻd) խափերիցդ (xapʻericʻd)
instrumental խափովդ (xapʻovd) խափերովդ (xapʻerovd)
locative խափումդ (xapʻumd) խափերումդ (xapʻerumd)

References

  • “խափ”, in Žamanakakicʻ hayocʻ lezvi bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, 1969–1980

Old Armenian

Etymology

According to Ačaṙean, the origin is uncertain; խուփն (xupʻn) and perhaps կափ- (kapʻ-) are ablauts of this.

According to J̌ahukyan, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *kʰapʰ-, an intensive form of *keh₂p- (“to seize; to grab”).

Noun

խափ • (xapʻ)

  1. surprise, surprising; being caught in a trap; seizure, seizing
    ընդ խափս ― ənd xapʻs ― by surprise
    ի խափս անկանել ― i xapʻs ankanel ― to be surprised, seized, led away
  2. impediment, hindrance

Declension

i-type
singular plural
nominative խափ (xapʻ) խափք (xapʻkʻ)
genitive խափի (xapʻi) խափից (xapʻicʻ)
dative խափի (xapʻi) խափից (xapʻicʻ)
accusative խափ (xapʻ) խափս (xapʻs)
ablative խափէ (xapʻē) խափից (xapʻicʻ)
instrumental խափիւ (xapʻiw) խափիւք (xapʻiwkʻ)
locative խափի (xapʻi) խափս (xapʻs)
the declension here follows Baṙgirkʿ Haykazean Lezui

Derived terms

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “խափ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “խափ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • “խափ”, in Baṙgirkʻ Haykazean lezui [Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, 1749–1769
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “խափ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “խափ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik
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