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Armenian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Old Armenian որջ (orǰ).
Pronunciation
Noun
որջ • (orǰ)
- den, lair (retreat of a wild animal)
- գայլի որջ ― gayli orǰ ― wolf's lair
- (figuratively) den, lair (squalid dwelling or hideout)
- ավազակների որջ ― avazakneri orǰ ― den of thieves
- (figuratively) cell (small room used for isolation, as in a monastery or prison)
Declension
References
- Dum-Tragut, Jasmine (2009) Armenian: Modern Eastern Armenian (London Oriental and African Language Library; 14), Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, pages 26–27
Old Armenian
Etymology
Of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *por-ih₂- ~ *por-yo-, a derivative of *per- (“to go through”), and cognate with Ancient Greek πόρος (póros, “opening, passage”).
Noun
որջ • (orǰ)
- den, lair
Declension
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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որջ (orǰ)
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որջք (orǰkʻ)
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| genitive
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որջոյ (orǰoy)
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որջոց (orǰocʻ)
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| dative
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որջոյ (orǰoy)
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որջոց (orǰocʻ)
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| accusative
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որջ (orǰ)
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որջս (orǰs)
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| ablative
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որջոյ (orǰoy)
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որջոց (orǰocʻ)
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| instrumental
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որջով (orǰov)
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որջովք (orǰovkʻ)
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| locative
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որջ (orǰ)
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որջս (orǰs)
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Derived terms
Descendants
- → Armenian: որջ (orǰ) (learned)
References
- ^ 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, pages 192–193
- ^ Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, pages 543–544
Further reading
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “որջ”, 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, pages 587–588, unknown origin
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “որջ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “որջ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 609, unknown origin
- Dervischjan, P. Seraphin (1877) Armeniaca I: Das Altarmenische (in German), Vienna: Mekhitarist Press, page 84, connecting with Ancient Greek λοχή (lokhḗ, “lair of beasts”), λόχος (lókhos, “ambush, childbed”), German Lager (“lair”) etc. These derive from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-, which cannot yield որջ (orǰ).