խնջլոզ

Armenian

Alternative forms

խնջլուզ (xnǰluz), խնճլուզ (xnčluz), խնճլոզ (xnčloz), խընջըլոզ (xənǰəloz), խունջուլոզ (xunǰuloz), խընճլուզ (xənčluz), խոնջոլոզ (xonǰoloz)

Etymology

A dialectal word, unattested in Old or Middle Armenian. Of unknown origin. Related to Azerbaijani xıncalaus, (xınqılış), (hınqılış, “Ornithogalum”), and Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܚܸܢܓ̰ܵܠܵܘܣܵܐ (ḥinjālāwsā, “mandrake”).

Pronunciation

(Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /χənd͡ʒəˈloz/,
(Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /χənt͡ʃəˈloz/,

Noun

խնջլոզ • (xnǰloz) (dialectal, Karabakh, Ganja, Tavush, Kakavaberd, Vayots Dzor, Sasun)^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

star-of-Bethlehem, Ornithogalum gen. et spp.^[8]^[9]
Synonym: աստղաշուշան (astġašušan)

Usage notes

Ten species of Ornithogalum are known in the territory of modern Republic of Armenia,^[10] where it can be found in all marzes. It is used as food and in medicine as an analgesic.^[11]^[12]

Declension

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
	singular	plural
nominative	խնջլոզ (xnǰloz)	խնջլոզներ (xnǰlozner)
dative	խնջլոզի (xnǰlozi)	խնջլոզների (xnǰlozneri)
ablative	խնջլոզից (xnǰlozicʻ)	խնջլոզներից (xnǰloznericʻ)
instrumental	խնջլոզով (xnǰlozov)	խնջլոզներով (xnǰloznerov)
locative	խնջլոզում (xnǰlozum)	խնջլոզներում (xnǰloznerum)
	definite forms
nominative	խնջլոզը/խնջլոզն (xnǰlozə/xnǰlozn)	խնջլոզները/խնջլոզներն (xnǰloznerə/xnǰloznern)
dative	խնջլոզին (xnǰlozin)	խնջլոզներին (xnǰloznerin)
	1^st person possessive forms (my)
nominative	խնջլոզս (xnǰlozs)	խնջլոզներս (xnǰlozners)
dative	խնջլոզիս (xnǰlozis)	խնջլոզներիս (xnǰlozneris)
ablative	խնջլոզիցս (xnǰlozicʻs)	խնջլոզներիցս (xnǰloznericʻs)
instrumental	խնջլոզովս (xnǰlozovs)	խնջլոզներովս (xnǰloznerovs)
locative	խնջլոզումս (xnǰlozums)	խնջլոզներումս (xnǰloznerums)
	2^nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative	խնջլոզդ (xnǰlozd)	խնջլոզներդ (xnǰloznerd)
dative	խնջլոզիդ (xnǰlozid)	խնջլոզներիդ (xnǰloznerid)
ablative	խնջլոզիցդ (xnǰlozicʻd)	խնջլոզներիցդ (xnǰloznericʻd)
instrumental	խնջլոզովդ (xnǰlozovd)	խնջլոզներովդ (xnǰloznerovd)
locative	խնջլոզումդ (xnǰlozumd)	խնջլոզներումդ (xnǰloznerumd)

Derived terms

խնջլուզանե (xnǰluzane)
ծաղկախնջլոզ (caġkaxnǰloz)
շրեշխնջլոզ (šrešxnǰloz)

References

^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1913) “խնջլոզ”, in Hayerēn gawaṙakan baṙaran [Armenian Provincial Dictionary] (Ēminean azgagrakan žoġovacu; 9) (in Armenian), Tiflis: Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages, page 477b
^ Mežuncʻ, B. X. (1989) Šamšadin-Diliǰani xosvackʻə [The subdialect of Shamshadin–Dilijan]‎ (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press, page 206a
^ Sargsyan, Artem et al., editors (2002), “խնջլոզ”, in Hayocʻ lezvi barbaṙayin baṙaran [Dialectal Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume II, Yerevan: Hayastan, page 342a
^ Sargsyan, Armen Yu. (2013) “խընջըլօզ”, in Ġarabaġi barbaṙi baṙaran [Dictionary of Karabakh Dialect] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Edit Print, →ISBN, page 279a
^ Baġdasaryan, Gurgen (2008) “խնջըլոզ”, in Arcʻaxi barbaṙi baṙaran-hanragitaran [Dictionary–encyclopedia of Karabakh dialect] (in Armenian), volume I, Stepanakert, page 307b
^ Vardanyan, Artak (2004) Vayocʻ jori miǰbarbaṙə [The interdialect of Vayots Dzor]‎ (in Armenian), Yerevan: Tigran Mets, page 138
^ Petoyan, V. A. (1954) Sasuni barbaṙə [The dialect of Sasun] (Hay barbaṙner; 3)‎ (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 132
^ Ġazaryan, Ṙuben (1981) “աստղաշուշան”, in Busanunneri hayeren-latineren-ṙuseren-angleren-franseren-germaneren baṙaran [Armenian–Latin–Russian–English–French–German Dictionary of Plant Names], Yerevan: University Press, § 76, page 11b
^ Ayvazyan H. M. et al., editors (2006), “աստղաշուշան”, in Hayastani bnašxarh [Nature of Armenia] (Əntanekan hanragitaran matenašar; 3) (in Armenian), Yerevan: Armenian Encyclopaedia, page 210ab
^ Taxtadžjan A. L., editor (2001), Flora Armenii [The Flora of Armenia] (in Russian), volume 10, Ruggell, Liechtenstein: A.R.G. Gantner Verlag KG, pages 229—246
^ Adamyan, Vahagn, Babayan, Žasmen (2015) “խնջլոզ”, in Haykakan xohanocʻi baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Cuisine] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: self-published, page 156
^ Bussmann, Rainer W., editor (2017), Ethnobotany of the Caucasus (European Ethnobotany), Springer, pages 447–450

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[1] Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1913) “խնջլոզ”, in Hayerēn gawaṙakan baṙaran [Armenian Provincial Dictionary] (Ēminean azgagrakan žoġovacu; 9) (in Armenian), Tiflis: Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages, page 477b

[2] Mežuncʻ, B. X. (1989) Šamšadin-Diliǰani xosvackʻə [The subdialect of Shamshadin–Dilijan]‎ (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press, page 206a

[3] Sargsyan, Artem et al., editors (2002), “խնջլոզ”, in Hayocʻ lezvi barbaṙayin baṙaran [Dialectal Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume II, Yerevan: Hayastan, page 342a

[4] Sargsyan, Armen Yu. (2013) “խընջըլօզ”, in Ġarabaġi barbaṙi baṙaran [Dictionary of Karabakh Dialect] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Edit Print, →ISBN, page 279a

[5] Baġdasaryan, Gurgen (2008) “խնջըլոզ”, in Arcʻaxi barbaṙi baṙaran-hanragitaran [Dictionary–encyclopedia of Karabakh dialect] (in Armenian), volume I, Stepanakert, page 307b

[6] Vardanyan, Artak (2004) Vayocʻ jori miǰbarbaṙə [The interdialect of Vayots Dzor]‎ (in Armenian), Yerevan: Tigran Mets, page 138

[7] Petoyan, V. A. (1954) Sasuni barbaṙə [The dialect of Sasun] (Hay barbaṙner; 3)‎ (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 132

[8] Ġazaryan, Ṙuben (1981) “աստղաշուշան”, in Busanunneri hayeren-latineren-ṙuseren-angleren-franseren-germaneren baṙaran [Armenian–Latin–Russian–English–French–German Dictionary of Plant Names], Yerevan: University Press, § 76, page 11b

[9] Ayvazyan H. M. et al., editors (2006), “աստղաշուշան”, in Hayastani bnašxarh [Nature of Armenia] (Əntanekan hanragitaran matenašar; 3) (in Armenian), Yerevan: Armenian Encyclopaedia, page 210ab

[10] Taxtadžjan A. L., editor (2001), Flora Armenii [The Flora of Armenia] (in Russian), volume 10, Ruggell, Liechtenstein: A.R.G. Gantner Verlag KG, pages 229—246

[11] Adamyan, Vahagn, Babayan, Žasmen (2015) “խնջլոզ”, in Haykakan xohanocʻi baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Cuisine] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: self-published, page 156

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