ճատրակ

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Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Middle Armenian ճատրակ (čatrak).

Pronunciation

Noun

ճատրակ • (čatrak)

  1. (Western Armenian, rare in Eastern Armenian) chess
    Synonym: շախմատ (šaxmat)

Declension

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular (singulare tantum)
nominative ճատրակ (čatrak)
dative ճատրակի (čatraki)
ablative ճատրակից (čatrakicʻ)
instrumental ճատրակով (čatrakov)
locative ճատրակում (čatrakum)
definite forms
nominative ճատրակը/ճատրակն (čatrakə/čatrakn)
dative ճատրակին (čatrakin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative ճատրակս (čatraks)
dative ճատրակիս (čatrakis)
ablative ճատրակիցս (čatrakicʻs)
instrumental ճատրակովս (čatrakovs)
locative ճատրակումս (čatrakums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative ճատրակդ (čatrakd)
dative ճատրակիդ (čatrakid)
ablative ճատրակիցդ (čatrakicʻd)
instrumental ճատրակովդ (čatrakovd)
locative ճատրակումդ (čatrakumd)

Middle Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Armenian *ճատրակ (*čatrak), from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭠𐭲𐭫𐭠𐭭𐭢 (ctlng /⁠čatrang⁠/) or perhaps from a secondary *čatrak form. Ultimately from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग (cátur-aṅga, “"four parts" of an army: king, elephants, horses, foot soldiers”).

Noun

ճատրակ • (čatrak)

  1. chess

Descendants

  • → Armenian: ճատրակ (čatrak) (learned)

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ճատրակ”, 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) “ճատրակ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ġazaryan, Ṙ. S., Avetisyan, H. M. (2009) “ճատրակ”, in Miǰin hayereni baṙaran [Dictionary of Middle Armenian] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ճատրակ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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