ձախող

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Armenian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Old Armenian ձախող (jaxoł); see it for more.

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ձախող (jaxoġ) (superlative ամենաձախող)

  1. unlucky, sinister
  2. (of a person) unlucky, unsuccessful
  3. (nominalized) unlucky person, a failure

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Old Armenian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From ձախ (jax, left) +‎ -ող (-oł), the left side being associated with bad luck. Compare աջող (aǰoł).

Adjective[edit]

ձախող (jaxoł)

  1. sinister, sinistrous, untoward, unfortunate, unlucky, bad, sorrowful, sad, unfavourable, contrary
    ի ձախողակսi jaxołaksin misfortune, adversity or calamity
    ձախող նախանձjaxoł naxanjzeal misunderstood; feigned, affected emulation

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Descendants[edit]

  • Armenian: ձախող (jaxoġ)

References[edit]

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