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Armenian
Etymology
From Old Armenian փոխ (pʻox); see it for more.
Pronunciation
Noun
փոխ • (pʻox)
- loan, borrowing
- փոխ առնել ― pʻox aṙnel ― to loan
Declension
Old Armenian
Etymology
Ultimately from Akkadian 𒁍𒌑𒄷 (pu-u-ḫu /pūḫu/, “exchange, substitute, replacement; loan”), perhaps via Hurrian 𒁍𒄭 (pu-ḫu /pôḫi, pūḫi/, “barter, exchange”).
Noun
փոխ • (pʻox)
- loan, borrowing
- խնդրել փոխ ― xndrel pʻox ― to ask in loan
- փոխ տալ ― pʻox tal ― to lend, to make a loan
- փոխ առնուլ ― pʻox aṙnul ― to receive as a loan, to borrow
- ընդ փոխս մտանել ― ənd pʻoxs mtanel ― to be overburdened by loans, to be obliged to beg
- փոխով կեալ ― pʻoxov keal ― to live upon trust, or upon credit
- (music) anthem, response, antistrophe, antiphon
- փոխ առ փոխ, փոխն ի փոխ ― pʻox aṙ pʻox, pʻoxn i pʻox ― by turns, reciprocally, alternatively, mutually
- (as a prefix) meta-
Usage notes
- In compounds the word has also the meaning of “exchange” in general, not just “money exchange”.
- Post-classically used as a prefix corresponding to Ancient Greek μετά (metá), e.g. փոխաբերութիւն (pʻoxaberutʻiwn) = μεταφορά (metaphorá), փոխանցեմ (pʻoxancʻem) = μεταβαίνω (metabaínō).
Declension
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singular
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plural
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փոխ (pʻox)
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փոխք (pʻoxkʻ)
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| genitive
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փոխոյ (pʻoxoy)
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փոխոց (pʻoxocʻ)
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| dative
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փոխոյ (pʻoxoy)
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փոխոց (pʻoxocʻ)
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| accusative
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փոխ (pʻox)
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փոխս (pʻoxs)
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| ablative
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փոխոյ (pʻoxoy)
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փոխոց (pʻoxocʻ)
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| instrumental
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փոխով (pʻoxov)
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փոխովք (pʻoxovkʻ)
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| locative
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փոխ (pʻox)
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փոխս (pʻoxs)
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i-type
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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փոխ (pʻox)
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փոխք (pʻoxkʻ)
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| genitive
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փոխի (pʻoxi)
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փոխից (pʻoxicʻ)
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| dative
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փոխի (pʻoxi)
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փոխից (pʻoxicʻ)
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| accusative
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փոխ (pʻox)
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փոխս (pʻoxs)
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| ablative
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փոխէ (pʻoxē)
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փոխից (pʻoxicʻ)
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| instrumental
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փոխիւ (pʻoxiw)
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փոխիւք (pʻoxiwkʻ)
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| locative
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փոխի (pʻoxi)
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փոխս (pʻoxs)
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| rare
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Derived terms
Descendants
References
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “փոխ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “փոխ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “փոխ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Diakonoff, Igor M. (1985) “Hurro-Urartian Borrowings in Old Armenian”, in Journal of the American Oriental Society, volume 105, number 4, pages 597–603
- Fournet, Arnaud (2013) “About the Vocalic System of Armenian Words of Substratic Origin”, in Archív Orientalni, volume 81, number 2, pages 207–222