չիֆթ

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Armenian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish چفت (çift), from Persian جفت (joft). Doublet of ջուխտ (ǰuxt).

Pronunciation

Noun

չիֆթ (čʻiftʻ) (dialectal)

  1. pair
    Synonym: զույգ (zuyg)

Declension

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative չիֆթ (čʻiftʻ) չիֆթեր (čʻiftʻer)
dative չիֆթի (čʻiftʻi) չիֆթերի (čʻiftʻeri)
ablative չիֆթից (čʻiftʻicʻ) չիֆթերից (čʻiftʻericʻ)
instrumental չիֆթով (čʻiftʻov) չիֆթերով (čʻiftʻerov)
locative չիֆթում (čʻiftʻum) չիֆթերում (čʻiftʻerum)
definite forms
nominative չիֆթը/չիֆթն (čʻiftʻə/čʻiftʻn) չիֆթերը/չիֆթերն (čʻiftʻerə/čʻiftʻern)
dative չիֆթին (čʻiftʻin) չիֆթերին (čʻiftʻerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative չիֆթս (čʻiftʻs) չիֆթերս (čʻiftʻers)
dative չիֆթիս (čʻiftʻis) չիֆթերիս (čʻiftʻeris)
ablative չիֆթիցս (čʻiftʻicʻs) չիֆթերիցս (čʻiftʻericʻs)
instrumental չիֆթովս (čʻiftʻovs) չիֆթերովս (čʻiftʻerovs)
locative չիֆթումս (čʻiftʻums) չիֆթերումս (čʻiftʻerums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative չիֆթդ (čʻiftʻd) չիֆթերդ (čʻiftʻerd)
dative չիֆթիդ (čʻiftʻid) չիֆթերիդ (čʻiftʻerid)
ablative չիֆթիցդ (čʻiftʻicʻd) չիֆթերիցդ (čʻiftʻericʻd)
instrumental չիֆթովդ (čʻiftʻovd) չիֆթերովդ (čʻiftʻerovd)
locative չիֆթումդ (čʻiftʻumd) չիֆթերումդ (čʻiftʻerumd)

Alternative forms

References

  1. ^ Orengo, Alessandro (2019) “Il ԲԱՌ ԳԻՐԳ ՏԱԼԻԱՆԻ Un dizionario armeno-italiano del XVII secolo”, in U. Bläsing, J. Dum-Tragut, T.M. van Lint, editors, Armenian, Hittite, and Indo-European Studies: A Commemoration Volume for Jos J.S. Weitenberg (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 15), Leuven: Peeters, page 238

Further reading

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1902) “չիֆթ”, in Tʻurkʻerēni azdecʻutʻiwnə hayerēni vray ew tʻurkʻerēnē pʻoxaṙeal baṙerə Pōlsi hay žoġovrdakan lezuin mēǰ hamematutʻeamb Vani, Ġarabaġi ew Nor-Naxiǰewani barbaṙnerun [The influence of Turkish on Armenian, and the Turkish borrowings in the vernacular Armenian of Constantinople in comparison with the dialects of Van, Karabakh and Nor Nakhichevan] (Ēminean azgagrakan žoġovacu; 3) (in Armenian), Moscow and Vagharshapat: Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ջուխտ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press