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Armenian
Etymology
From Old Armenian փոքր (pʻokʻr).
Pronunciation
Adjective
փոքր • (pʻokʻr) (superlative ամենափոքր)
- small, little
- փոքր շուն ― pʻokʻr šun ― little dog
- փոքր մեքենա ― pʻokʻr mekʻena ― small car
- younger, junior
- փոքր եղբայր ― pʻokʻr eġbayr ― younger brother
Declension
Antonyms
Adverb
փոքր • (pʻokʻr)
- little
Old Armenian
Etymology
The stem is փոքու- (pʻokʻu-). Traditionally ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, little”). The formal difficulties are explained by the "expressive" nature of the word and by dissimilatory and assimilatory changes. For the -ք- (-kʻ-) compare the Latin cognate paucus.
Adjective
փոքր • (pʻokʻr)
- little, small; few; inconsiderable, trifling; minor
- փոքր ինչ, փոքր մի ― pʻokʻr inčʻ, pʻokʻr mi ― somewhat, a little
- փոքու իմն ― pʻokʻu imn ― in few; almost
- յետ փոքու, զկնի փոքու ինչ, յետ փոքր ինչ ― yet pʻokʻu, zkni pʻokʻu inčʻ, yet pʻokʻr inčʻ ― shortly after, in a short time, shortly
- ի փոքուստ ― i pʻokʻust ― from small matters
- ի փոքուն ― i pʻokʻun ― in small things
- ի փոքուստ/փոքրուստ ― i pʻokʻust/pʻokʻrust ― in infancy, yet young
- փոքր փոքր, առ փոքր փոքր, ըստ փոքու փոքու, առ ի փոքր փոքր ― pʻokʻr pʻokʻr, aṙ pʻokʻr pʻokʻr, əst pʻokʻu pʻokʻu, aṙ i pʻokʻr pʻokʻr ― by little and little, little by little, by degrees, insensibly
- փոքր մի յառաջ ― pʻokʻr mi yaṙaǰ ― shortly before
- փոքր մի եւս՝ եւ, փոքր միւս եւս, փոքր ինչ՝ եւ ― pʻokʻr mi ews, ew, pʻokʻr miws ews, pʻokʻr inčʻ, ew ― little was wanting, there was little wanting to, almost, nearly
- փոքր միւս եւս եւ անկանէի ― pʻokʻr miws ews ew ankanēi ― I was very near falling in
- փոքր մի եւս սասանեալ էին ոտք իմ ― pʻokʻr mi ews sasaneal ēin otkʻ im ― my feet were near sliding
- փոքր ինչ համարել, վարկանիլ, փոքր իմն թուիլ յաչս ― pʻokʻr inčʻ hamarel, varkanil, pʻokʻr imn tʻuil yačʻs ― to hold as trifles, to consider as insignificant
- ի փոքունս յարեալ հայիլ ― i pʻokʻuns yareal hayil ― to stand upon trifles, to lay much stress upon things of no importance
Declension
r-u-type
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singular (uncountable)
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| nominative
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փոքր (pʻokʻr)
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| genitive
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փոքու (pʻokʻu)
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| dative
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փոքու (pʻokʻu)
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| accusative
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փոքր (pʻokʻr)
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| ablative
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փոքուէ (pʻokʻuē)
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| instrumental
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փոքու (pʻokʻu)
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| locative
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փոքու (pʻokʻu)
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| singulars follow r-u-type declension
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r/ł-type
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singular (uncountable)
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| nominative
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փոքր (pʻokʻr)
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| genitive
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փոքեր (pʻokʻer)
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| dative
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փոքեր (pʻokʻer)
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| accusative
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փոքր (pʻokʻr)
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| ablative
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փոքրէ (pʻokʻrē)
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| instrumental
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*փոքերբ (*pʻokʻerb)
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| locative
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փոքեր (pʻokʻer)
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| post-classical
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Derived terms
Descendants
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “փոքր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, page 530ab
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “փոքր”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Fortson, Benjamin W. (2010) Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, second edition, Oxford: Blackwell, page 389
- Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 33
- 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, page 165
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “փոքր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Solta, G. R. (1960) Die Stellung des Armenischen im Kreise der indogermanischen Sprachen (Studien zur armenischen Geschichte; 9) (in German), Vienna: Mekhitarist Press, pages 361–362