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Armenian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Armenian ահ (ah).
Pronunciation
Noun
ահ • (ah)
- fear, fright; dread, terror; anxiety
- ահ ու սարսափ ― ah u sarsapʻ ― terror
Declension
Synonyms
Old Armenian
- արհ- (arh-) — in some compounds
Etymology
The earlier form was *արհ (*arh) as proven by some compounds and Old Georgian ზარი (zari). A Middle Iranian borrowing: compare Middle Persian (ʾhl /āhr/, “dread, fury”), Avestan 𐬁𐬌𐬚𐬌𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬥𐬙- (āiθiuuant-, “freightening”).[1][2] For the loss of -ր- (-r-) compare բահ (bah).
Noun
ահ • (ah)
- fear, dread, fright, terror
- ահ արկանել ― ah arkanel ― to frighten, to terrify, to intimidate
- յահի լինել՝ զահի հարկանիլ ― yahi linel, zahi harkanil ― to fear, to be seized with alarm
- առ ահի ― aṙ ahi ― for fear, lest
- ահ ընդ ահ ― ah ənd ah ― with fear, with a timid air
- զահի հարկանիմ, հարայ ― zahi harkanim, haray ― to dread, to fear much
Usage notes
Has the combining forms ահ- (ah-), արհ- (arh-) and ահի- (ahi-).
Declension
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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ահ (ah)
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ահք (ahkʻ)
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| genitive
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ահի (ahi)
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ահից (ahicʻ)
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| dative
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ահի (ahi)
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ահից (ahicʻ)
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| accusative
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ահ (ah)
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ահս (ahs)
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| ablative
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ահէ (ahē)
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ահից (ahicʻ)
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| instrumental
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ահիւ (ahiw)
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ահիւք (ahiwkʻ)
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| locative
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ահի (ahi)
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ահս (ahs)
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Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
- Armenian: ահ (ah)
- → Old Georgian: ზარი (zari)
References
- ^ Benveniste, Émile (1945) “Études iraniennes”, in Transactions of the Philological Society (in French), volume 44, number 1, →DOI, page 74f
- ^ Bailey, H. W. (1956) “Armeno-Indoiranica”, in Transactions of the Philological Society, volume 55, number 1, page 89
Further reading
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ահ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ահ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ահ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy