իժ

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Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Armenian իժ ().

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

իժ ()

  1. viper
  2. any snake
  3. (figuratively) cruel, wicked person

Declension[edit]

Old Armenian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁(e)gʷʰ-y-ós, from *h₁ógʷʰis, *h₃égʷʰis (snake).

Noun[edit]

իժ ()

  1. viper
    • 5th century, with changes and additions in later centuries, Baroyaxōs [Physiologus] Earliest recension (TR).13.2:[1]
      Բարոյախաւսն ասէ զիժէ, թէ յորժամ արուն ընդ իգին լինի, ընդ բերանն իգանայ
      Baroyaxawsn asē zižē, tʿē yoržam arun ənd igin lini, ənd berann iganay
      • Translation by Gohar Muradyan
        Physiologus says about the viper, that when the male has intercourse with the female, it has intercourse through the mouth.

Usage notes[edit]

  • In the Physiologus, translates Ancient Greek ἔχιδνα (ékhidna).

Declension[edit]

Adjective[edit]

իժ ()

  1. (figuratively) malicious like a viper

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Armenian: իժ ()

References[edit]

  1. ^ Muradyan, Gohar (2005) Physiologus: The Greek and Armenian Versions with a Study of Translation Technique (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 6)‎[1], Leuven – Paris – Dudley: Peeters, pages 107, 148

Further reading[edit]

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “իժ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “իժ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 300
  • Petrosean, Matatʿeay (1879), “իժ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy