ոչխար

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Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian ոչխար (očʻxar).

Pronunciation

Noun

ոչխար (očʻxar)

  1. sheep
  2. (figuratively) a timid, shy person who is easily led by others
  3. (offensive) a generic insult

Declension

i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative ոչխար (očʻxar) ոչխարներ (očʻxarner)
dative ոչխարի (očʻxari) ոչխարների (očʻxarneri)
ablative ոչխարից (očʻxaricʻ) ոչխարներից (očʻxarnericʻ)
instrumental ոչխարով (očʻxarov) ոչխարներով (očʻxarnerov)
locative
definite forms
nominative ոչխարը/ոչխարն (očʻxarə/očʻxarn) ոչխարները/ոչխարներն (očʻxarnerə/očʻxarnern)
dative ոչխարին (očʻxarin) ոչխարներին (očʻxarnerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative ոչխարս (očʻxars) ոչխարներս (očʻxarners)
dative ոչխարիս (očʻxaris) ոչխարներիս (očʻxarneris)
ablative ոչխարիցս (očʻxaricʻs) ոչխարներիցս (očʻxarnericʻs)
instrumental ոչխարովս (očʻxarovs) ոչխարներովս (očʻxarnerovs)
locative
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative ոչխարդ (očʻxard) ոչխարներդ (očʻxarnerd)
dative ոչխարիդ (očʻxarid) ոչխարներիդ (očʻxarnerid)
ablative ոչխարիցդ (očʻxaricʻd) ոչխարներիցդ (očʻxarnericʻd)
instrumental ոչխարովդ (očʻxarovd) ոչխարներովդ (očʻxarnerovd)
locative

Alternative forms

Descendants

Old Armenian

Etymology

A Zan borrowing: compare Laz ჩხური (çxuri, sheep), Mingrelian შხური (šxuri, sheep) and their cognate Georgian ცხვარი (cxvari).[1][2][3]

Noun

ոչխար (očʻxar)

  1. sheep
    • 5th century, with changes and additions in later centuries, Baroyaxōs Earliest recension (TR).6.17:[4]
      Այլ գոյ ինչ եւ յաւձին բարի, զի իմաստուն է․ եւ յառեւծն, զի հզաւր է․ եւ յոչխարն, զի հանդարտ է։
      Ayl goy inčʻ ew yawjin bari, zi imastun ē; ew yaṙewcn, zi hzawr ē; ew yočʻxarn, zi handart ē.
      • Translation by Gohar Muradyan
        But there is something good in the serpent, for it is wise, and in the lion too, for it is mighty, and in the sheep, for it is gentle.

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1899) “Armenische Etymologien”, in Lukas von Patrubány, editor, Sprachwissenschaftliche Abhandlungen (in German), volume I, numbers 11–12, Budapest, page 303
  2. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1911) “Review of Н. Марр. — Грамматика чанского (лазского) языка. С. П. 1910”, in Ararat (in Armenian), volume 45, number 5, Vagharshapat: Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, page 419 of 414–420
  3. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “ոչխար”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, pages 562–563
  4. ^ Muradyan, Gohar (2005) Physiologus: The Greek and Armenian Versions with a Study of Translation Technique (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 6)‎, Leuven – Paris – Dudley: Peeters, pages 97, 145

Further reading

  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ոչխար”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Kapancjan, G. A. (1975) Историко-лингвистические работы. Том II (in Russian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 370
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ոչխար”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Thorsø, Rasmus (2023) Prehistoric loanwords in Armenian: Hurro-Urartian, Kartvelian, and the unclassified substrate, PhD dissertation, Leiden University, page 55