գեղձ

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See also: գեղձք

Armenian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian գեղձ (gełj)

Noun

գեղձ (geġj)

  1. convolvulus
    գեղձ բարձրաձիգgeġj barjrajigSmilax excelsa L.
  2. Alternative form of գեղձի (geġji)
Declension
i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative գեղձ (geġj) գեղձեր (geġjer)
dative գեղձի (geġji) գեղձերի (geġjeri)
ablative գեղձից (geġjicʻ) գեղձերից (geġjericʻ)
instrumental գեղձով (geġjov) գեղձերով (geġjerov)
locative գեղձում (geġjum) գեղձերում (geġjerum)
definite forms
nominative գեղձը/գեղձն (geġjə/geġjn) գեղձերը/գեղձերն (geġjerə/geġjern)
dative գեղձին (geġjin) գեղձերին (geġjerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative գեղձս (geġjs) գեղձերս (geġjers)
dative գեղձիս (geġjis) գեղձերիս (geġjeris)
ablative գեղձիցս (geġjicʻs) գեղձերիցս (geġjericʻs)
instrumental գեղձովս (geġjovs) գեղձերովս (geġjerovs)
locative գեղձումս (geġjums) գեղձերումս (geġjerums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative գեղձդ (geġjd) գեղձերդ (geġjerd)
dative գեղձիդ (geġjid) գեղձերիդ (geġjerid)
ablative գեղձիցդ (geġjicʻd) գեղձերիցդ (geġjericʻd)
instrumental գեղձովդ (geġjovd) գեղձերովդ (geġjerovd)
locative գեղձումդ (geġjumd) գեղձերումդ (geġjerumd)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian գեղձք (gełjkʻ)

Noun

գեղձ (geġj)

  1. gland
Declension
i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative գեղձ (geġj) գեղձեր (geġjer)
dative գեղձի (geġji) գեղձերի (geġjeri)
ablative գեղձից (geġjicʻ) գեղձերից (geġjericʻ)
instrumental գեղձով (geġjov) գեղձերով (geġjerov)
locative գեղձում (geġjum) գեղձերում (geġjerum)
definite forms
nominative գեղձը/գեղձն (geġjə/geġjn) գեղձերը/գեղձերն (geġjerə/geġjern)
dative գեղձին (geġjin) գեղձերին (geġjerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative գեղձս (geġjs) գեղձերս (geġjers)
dative գեղձիս (geġjis) գեղձերիս (geġjeris)
ablative գեղձիցս (geġjicʻs) գեղձերիցս (geġjericʻs)
instrumental գեղձովս (geġjovs) գեղձերովս (geġjerovs)
locative գեղձումս (geġjums) գեղձերումս (geġjerums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative գեղձդ (geġjd) գեղձերդ (geġjerd)
dative գեղձիդ (geġjid) գեղձերիդ (geġjerid)
ablative գեղձիցդ (geġjicʻd) գեղձերիցդ (geġjericʻd)
instrumental գեղձովդ (geġjovd) գեղձերովդ (geġjerovd)
locative գեղձումդ (geġjumd) գեղձերումդ (geġjerumd)
Derived terms

Old Armenian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Armenian *gel- (to twist; to squeeze), from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (to twist, wind, turn), whence գելում (gelum, to twist), grown with (-j).[1][2][3] Compare Latin con-volvulus. See also գաղձն (gałjn).

Noun

գեղձ (gełj)

  1. bindweed, convolvulus
  2. yew-tree
Descendants
  • Armenian: գեղձ (geġj)

References

  1. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “գեղձ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  2. ^ Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1940) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun [History of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 42–43
  3. ^ Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 203

Further reading

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “գեղձ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “գեղձ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *welh₁- (to choose; to want), grown with (-j).[1][2]

Noun

գեղձ (gełj)

  1. strong or intense desire, eagerness, wish, longing
Synonyms
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “գեղձ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 535ab
  2. ^ Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1940) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun [History of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 44–45

Further reading

  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836) “գեղձ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume I, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 539b
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “գեղձ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 115b