իք

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Old Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From ի- (i-). (-kʻ) may reflect some enclitic suffix; compare ոք (okʻ), which was used for animate objects.

Pronoun

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իք (ikʻ)

  1. (indefinite) some, a, an, certain (of inanimate objects)
    իրիք իրիք, իւիք իւիքirikʻ irikʻ, iwikʻ iwikʻdifferent, several, many
    իւիք իւիքiwikʻ iwikʻin something, somehow; by which, whereby
    ի՞մ իմիքi?m imikʻto what end? to what purpose?

Declension

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Verb

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իք (ikʻ)

  1. is, there is
    իք սպիտակ մարդikʻ spitak mardthere is a white man
    ոչ իք ճշմարիտočʻ ikʻ čšmaritit is not true

Noun

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իք (ikʻ)

  1. what is, what there is

Derived terms

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References

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  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “իք”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “իք”, 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) “իք”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Abrahamyan, Ašot (1976) Grabari jeṙnark [A Handbook of Old Armenian]‎[1] (in Armenian), 4th edition, Yerevan: Luys
  • Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 108