մուրճ

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Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian մուրճ (murč).

Pronunciation

Noun

մուրճ (murč)

  1. hammer
    Synonym: (colloquial) չագուչ (čʻagučʻ)
    Coordinate terms: կռան (kṙan), ուռ (uṙ), թակ (tʻak)
  2. (anatomy) malleus

Declension

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative մուրճ (murč) մուրճեր (murčer)
dative մուրճի (murči) մուրճերի (murčeri)
ablative մուրճից (murčicʻ) մուրճերից (murčericʻ)
instrumental մուրճով (murčov) մուրճերով (murčerov)
locative մուրճում (murčum) մուրճերում (murčerum)
definite forms
nominative մուրճը/մուրճն (murčə/murčn) մուրճերը/մուրճերն (murčerə/murčern)
dative մուրճին (murčin) մուրճերին (murčerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative մուրճս (murčs) մուրճերս (murčers)
dative մուրճիս (murčis) մուրճերիս (murčeris)
ablative մուրճիցս (murčicʻs) մուրճերիցս (murčericʻs)
instrumental մուրճովս (murčovs) մուրճերովս (murčerovs)
locative մուրճումս (murčums) մուրճերումս (murčerums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative մուրճդ (murčd) մուրճերդ (murčerd)
dative մուրճիդ (murčid) մուրճերիդ (murčerid)
ablative մուրճիցդ (murčicʻd) մուրճերիցդ (murčericʻd)
instrumental մուրճովդ (murčovd) մուրճերովդ (murčerovd)
locative մուրճումդ (murčumd) մուրճերումդ (murčerumd)

Derived terms

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

The origin is uncertain.[1] Perhaps of Proto-Indo-European origin and cognate with Sanskrit मर्चयति (marcáyati, to injure, hurt) and Hittite (mārk-, to cut up, butcher).[2] J̌ahukyan derives from Proto-Indo-European *mōr-g-yo-, from *mer- (to rub), and connects with մորճ (morč).[3]

Noun

մուրճ (murč)

  1. hammer
    Coordinate terms: կռան (kṙan), ուռն (uṙn), թակն (tʻakn)

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: մուրճ (murč)

References

  1. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “մուրճ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 364
  2. ^ Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 25
  3. ^ J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “մուրճ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 540b

Further reading

  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “մուրճ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “մուրճ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy