պինչ

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Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian պինչ (pinčʻ).

Pronunciation

Noun

պինչ (pinčʻ)

  1. (dialectal) nose
  2. (dialectal) nostril
  3. (dialectal) muzzle, snout

Declension

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative պինչ (pinčʻ) պնչեր (pnčʻer)
dative պնչի (pnčʻi) պնչերի (pnčʻeri)
ablative պնչից (pnčʻicʻ) պնչերից (pnčʻericʻ)
instrumental պնչով (pnčʻov) պնչերով (pnčʻerov)
locative պնչում (pnčʻum) պնչերում (pnčʻerum)
definite forms
nominative պինչը/պինչն (pinčʻə/pinčʻn) պնչերը/պնչերն (pnčʻerə/pnčʻern)
dative պնչին (pnčʻin) պնչերին (pnčʻerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative պինչս (pinčʻs) պնչերս (pnčʻers)
dative պնչիս (pnčʻis) պնչերիս (pnčʻeris)
ablative պնչիցս (pnčʻicʻs) պնչերիցս (pnčʻericʻs)
instrumental պնչովս (pnčʻovs) պնչերովս (pnčʻerovs)
locative պնչումս (pnčʻums) պնչերումս (pnčʻerums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative պինչդ (pinčʻd) պնչերդ (pnčʻerd)
dative պնչիդ (pnčʻid) պնչերիդ (pnčʻerid)
ablative պնչիցդ (pnčʻicʻd) պնչերիցդ (pnčʻericʻd)
instrumental պնչովդ (pnčʻovd) պնչերովդ (pnčʻerovd)
locative պնչումդ (pnčʻumd) պնչերումդ (pnčʻerumd)

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

The origin is uncertain. Compare similar words in other languages: Georgian პინჩვი (ṗinčvi, nostrils), Ossetian фындз (fynʒ, nose), Abkhaz а-ҧынҵа (a-pəncʼa, nose), Kabardian фӏыншэ (fʼənšɛ, palate), Egyptian fnḏ (nose). According to Hübschmann, the Caucasian words are borrowed from Armenian,[1] which would fit if the final syllable -vi in Georgian პინჩვი (ṗinčvi, nostrils) reflects the Armenian dual number found in պինչ-վը-ներ (pinčʻ-və-ner) of the Erzurum dialect.[2]

Noun

պինչ (pinčʻ)

  1. the nostrils

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: պինչ (pinčʻ)

References

  1. ^ Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 397
  2. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “պինչ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press

Further reading

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “պինչ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “պինչ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awgerean, Mkrtičʻ, Čēlalean, Grigor (1865) “մինչք”, in Aṙjeṙn baṙaran haykaznean lezui [Pocket Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy