քաղաք

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[edit] Armenian

[edit] Etymology

From Old Armenian քաղաք; see it for more.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: [kʰɑˈʁɑkʰ]

[edit] Noun

քաղաք (kʿałakʿ)

  1. city; town

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[edit] Usage notes

In compounds the word often corresponds to English polit- and Russian полито-, both from Ancient Greek πόλις.

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[edit] Old Armenian

[edit] Etymology

From Akkadian Kalakh (ancient city capital of Assyria on the Tigris), called Calah in the Bible. An Iranian etymology has also been suggested.

[edit] Noun

քաղաք (kʿałakʿ)  (singular genitive քաղաքի, plural genitive քաղաքաց)

  1. town, city
    թագաւորեալ քաղաք — royal or capital city
    մայր քաղաքաց — metropolis, capital
    ի քաղաքս քաղաքս, ընդ քաղաքաց քաղաքաց, քաղաքի քաղաքի — in every city or town, every where
    քաղաքէ ի քաղաք — from one town to another
    արտաքս քան զքաղաքն — out of town
    բնակիչք քաղաքի — townspeople, townsfolk
    վիճակ, սահման քաղաքի — township

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[edit] References

  • քաղաք in M. Bedrossian (1879), New Dictionary Armenian-English (Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy)
  • քաղաք in G. Awetikʿean, X. Siwrmēlean, M. Awgerean (1836-37), Nor Baṙgirkʿ Haykazean Lezui (Venice)
  • քաղաք” in H. Ačaṙean (1926-35), Hayerēn Armatakan Baṙaran (Yerevan: Yerevan State University), 2nd ed., 1971-79
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