ճանճ
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Armenian
Alternative forms
- ճանջ (čanǰ) (dialectal)
Etymology
From Old Armenian ճանճ (čanč).
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɑnt͡ʃ/,
- (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɑnd͡ʒ/,
Audio (Eastern Armenian): (file)
Noun
ճանճ • (čanč)
- fly (insect)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ճանճ (čanč) | ճանճեր (čančer) | ||
| dative | ճանճի (čanči) | ճանճերի (čančeri) | ||
| ablative | ճանճից (čančicʻ) | ճանճերից (čančericʻ) | ||
| instrumental | ճանճով (čančov) | ճանճերով (čančerov) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | ճանճը/ճանճն (čančə/čančn) | ճանճերը/ճանճերն (čančerə/čančern) | ||
| dative | ճանճին (čančin) | ճանճերին (čančerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | ճանճս (čančs) | ճանճերս (čančers) | ||
| dative | ճանճիս (čančis) | ճանճերիս (čančeris) | ||
| ablative | ճանճիցս (čančicʻs) | ճանճերիցս (čančericʻs) | ||
| instrumental | ճանճովս (čančovs) | ճանճերովս (čančerovs) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | ճանճդ (čančd) | ճանճերդ (čančerd) | ||
| dative | ճանճիդ (čančid) | ճանճերիդ (čančerid) | ||
| ablative | ճանճիցդ (čančicʻd) | ճանճերիցդ (čančericʻd) | ||
| instrumental | ճանճովդ (čančovd) | ճանճերովդ (čančerovd) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
Derived terms
Old Armenian
Alternative forms
- ճանջ (čanǰ)
Etymology
A Zan borrowing: compare Mingrelian ჭანჯი (č̣anǯi), ჭანდი (č̣andi), Laz მ-ჭაჯი (m-ç̌aci, “fly”). Ultimately from Proto-Kartvelian *mc̣₁er-.
Noun
ճանճ • (čanč)
- fly (insect)
- 5th century, Bible, Ecclesiastes 10.1:
- Ճանճք մեռեալք զազրացուցանեն զեւղս անուշունս
- Čančkʻ meṙealkʻ zazracʻucʻanen zewłs anušuns […]
- Dead flies make the perfumer’s ointment give off a stench
- Ճանճք մեռեալք զազրացուցանեն զեւղս անուշունս
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ճանճ (čanč) | ճանճք (čančkʻ) |
| genitive | ճանճի (čanči) | ճանճից (čančicʻ) |
| dative | ճանճի (čanči) | ճանճից (čančicʻ) |
| accusative | ճանճ (čanč) | ճանճս (čančs) |
| ablative | ճանճէ (čančē) | ճանճից (čančicʻ) |
| instrumental | ճանճիւ (čančiw) | ճանճիւք (čančiwkʻ) |
| locative | ճանճի (čanči) | ճանճս (čančs) |
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| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ճանճ (čanč) | ճանճք (čančkʻ) |
| genitive | ճանճոյ (čančoy) | ճանճոց (čančocʻ) |
| dative | ճանճոյ (čančoy) | ճանճոց (čančocʻ) |
| accusative | ճանճ (čanč) | ճանճս (čančs) |
| ablative | ճանճոյ (čančoy) | ճանճոց (čančocʻ) |
| instrumental | ճանճով (čančov) | ճանճովք (čančovkʻ) |
| locative | ճանճ (čanč) | ճանճս (čančs) |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Armenian: ճանճ (čanč)
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “ճանճ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, pages 184–185
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1837) “ճանճ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 170c
- Kapancjan, G. A. (1975) Историко-лингвистические работы. Том II [Historical-Linguistic Works. Volume II] (in Russian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 370
- Klimov, G. A. (1964) Этимологический словарь картвельских языков [Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages] (in Russian), Moscow: Academy Press, page 141
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ճանճ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 437b
- Riabinin, Michel (1898) “Notes de lexicographie géorgienne. Examen du matériel emprunté”, in Mémoires de la Société de Linguistique de Paris (in French), volume X, page 21
- Šaniʒe, Aḳaḳi (1981) Kartuli enis sṭrukṭurisa da isṭoriis saḳitxebi [Issues of the structure and history of the Georgian language] (Txzulebani tormeṭ ṭomad; 2) (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press, page 493
- Thorsø, Rasmus (2023) Prehistoric loanwords in Armenian: Hurro-Urartian, Kartvelian, and the unclassified substrate, PhD dissertation, Leiden University, page 54