քուրձ

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Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian քուրձ (kʻurj).

Pronunciation

Noun

քուրձ (kʻurj)

  1. haircloth, sackcloth

Declension

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative քուրձ (kʻurj) քրձեր (kʻrjer)
dative քրձի (kʻrji) քրձերի (kʻrjeri)
ablative քրձից (kʻrjicʻ) քրձերից (kʻrjericʻ)
instrumental քրձով (kʻrjov) քրձերով (kʻrjerov)
locative քրձում (kʻrjum) քրձերում (kʻrjerum)
definite forms
nominative քուրձը/քուրձն (kʻurjə/kʻurjn) քրձերը/քրձերն (kʻrjerə/kʻrjern)
dative քրձին (kʻrjin) քրձերին (kʻrjerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative քուրձս (kʻurjs) քրձերս (kʻrjers)
dative քրձիս (kʻrjis) քրձերիս (kʻrjeris)
ablative քրձիցս (kʻrjicʻs) քրձերիցս (kʻrjericʻs)
instrumental քրձովս (kʻrjovs) քրձերովս (kʻrjerovs)
locative քրձումս (kʻrjums) քրձերումս (kʻrjerums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative քուրձդ (kʻurjd) քրձերդ (kʻrjerd)
dative քրձիդ (kʻrjid) քրձերիդ (kʻrjerid)
ablative քրձիցդ (kʻrjicʻd) քրձերիցդ (kʻrjericʻd)
instrumental քրձովդ (kʻrjovd) քրձերովդ (kʻrjerovd)
locative քրձումդ (kʻrjumd) քրձերումդ (kʻrjerumd)

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Related to synonymous խորգ (xorg) and to Classical Syriac ܟܽܘܪܣܬܴܐ (kūrsəṯā), ܟܽܘܪܣܴܐ (kūrsā), ܟܽܘܪܙܴܐ (kūrzā), ܟܽܘܪܓܴܐ (kūrgā, small bag), Arabic خُرْج (ḵurj, saddlebag), كُرْز (kurz, bag of a herdsman), and easily with Middle Armenian քուրջ (kʻurǰ, old rag), كُرَاز (kurāz, cantharus), Old Armenian կարաս (karas, large jar) from Iranian.

Noun

քուրձ (kʻurj)

  1. haircloth, sackcloth
    Synonyms: խորգ (xorg), մազեղէն (mazełēn), խարազն (xarazn)
    քուրձ զգենուլkʻurj zgenulto put on or to wear haircloth
  2. bag, sack

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: քույց (kʻuycʻ), քուրց (kʻurcʻ, sack) (dialectal, Zeytun)
  • Armenian: քուրձ (kʻurj) (literary)

Further reading

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “քուրձ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, pages 595–596
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “քուրձ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ciancaglini, Claudia A. (2008) Iranian loanwords in Syriac (Beiträge zur Iranistik; 28), Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 194
  • Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 81–82
  • Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 258
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “քուրձ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 788a
  • Hübschmann, Heinrich (1892) “Die semitischen Lehnwörter im Altarmenischen”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft (in German), volume 46, pages 238–239 Nr. 46
  • Hübschmann, Heinrich (1892) “Die semitischen Lehnwörter im Altarmenischen”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft (in German), volume 46, page 254 Nr. 133
  • Lagarde, Paul de (1866) Gesammelte Abhandlungen (in German), Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus, pages 57–58
  • Ġazarean, Ṙubēn (2006) “քուրձ”, in Grabari homanišneri baṙaran, Yerevan: University Press
  • Ġazarean, Ṙubēn (2000) “քուրձ”, in G. B. Tʻosunean, editor, Grabari baṙaran (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press
  • Nöldeke, Theodor (1876) “ Kalilag und Damnag. Alte syrische Uebersetzung des indischen Fürstenspiegels. Text und deutsche Uebersetzung von Gustav Bickell. Mit einer Einleitung von Theodor Benfey. Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus. 1876”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft (in German), volume 30, page 768
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “քուրձ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • kwrsh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • kwrgˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • kwrzˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–