չու

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Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian չու (čʻu); see it for more.

Pronunciation

Noun

չու • (čʻu)

  1. group movement from one place to another, group journey
  2. transmigration (of birds)

Declension

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative չու (čʻu) չուեր (čʻuer)
dative չուի (čʻui) չուերի (čʻueri)
ablative չուից (čʻuicʻ) չուերից (čʻuericʻ)
instrumental չուով (čʻuov) չուերով (čʻuerov)
locative չուում (čʻuum) չուերում (čʻuerum)
definite forms
nominative չուն (čʻun) չուերը/չուերն (čʻuerə/čʻuern)
dative չուին (čʻuin) չուերին (čʻuerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative չուս (čʻus) չուերս (čʻuers)
dative չուիս (čʻuis) չուերիս (čʻueris)
ablative չուիցս (čʻuicʻs) չուերիցս (čʻuericʻs)
instrumental չուովս (čʻuovs) չուերովս (čʻuerovs)
locative չուումս (čʻuums) չուերումս (čʻuerums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative չուդ (čʻud) չուերդ (čʻuerd)
dative չուիդ (čʻuid) չուերիդ (čʻuerid)
ablative չուիցդ (čʻuicʻd) չուերիցդ (čʻuericʻd)
instrumental չուովդ (čʻuovd) չուերովդ (čʻuerovd)
locative չուումդ (čʻuumd) չուերումդ (čʻuerumd)

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kyu-to-. Cognate with Sanskrit च्यवते (cyávate, “move to and fro, stir”), Old Persian 𐎠𐏁𐎡𐎹𐎺𐎶 (a-š-i-y-v-m /⁠šiyav-⁠/, “to set forth”), Northern Kurdish çûn (“to go”), Classical Persian شدن (šudan, “to go”) and Ancient Greek σεύω (seúō, “put in quick motion, drive”). The verb չուեմ (čʻuem) is from Proto-Indo-European *kyew-. The root չոգ- (čʻog-), which is the aorist stem of երթամ (ertʻam, “to go”), is from Proto-Indo-European *kyow-.

Noun

չու • (čʻu)

  1. journey, travel, voyage; departure; decamping
    չու առնել, ի չու անկանել ― čʻu aṙnel, i čʻu ankanel ― to begin a journey, to set out, to start, to go away, to leave, to remove
    չու առնել զօրաց ― čʻu aṙnel zōracʻ ― to decamp, to break up the camp, to march
  2. way, road
  3. march, marching; campaign; expedition
  4. military camp
  5. caravan

Declension

o-type
singular plural
nominative չու (čʻu) չուք (čʻukʻ)
genitive չուոյ (čʻuoy) չուոց (čʻuocʻ)
dative չուոյ (čʻuoy) չուոց (čʻuocʻ)
accusative չու (čʻu) չուս (čʻus)
ablative չուոյ (čʻuoy) չուոց (čʻuocʻ)
instrumental չուով (čʻuov) չուովք (čʻuovkʻ)
locative չու (čʻu) չուս (čʻus)
a plural instrumental չուօք (čʻuōkʻ) is attested but it should be amended to չուովք (čʻuovkʻ) or չւովք (čʻwovkʻ)
a locative ի չուի (i čʻui) is attested

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: չու (čʻu)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “չու”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “չու”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “չու”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “č‘u”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 547
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