օճառ

Armenian

Օճառ

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian օճառ (ōčaṙ), աճառ (ačaṙ, “soap”).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): /oˈt͡ʃar/ [oˈt͡ʃɑr]
• (Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): /oˈd͡ʒar/ [oˈd͡ʒɑr]

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Noun

օճառ • (ōčaṙ)

1. soap

   Synonym: (colloquial) սապոն (sapon)

Declension

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)

	singular	plural
nominative	օճառ (ōčaṙ)	օճառներ (ōčaṙner)
dative	օճառի (ōčaṙi)	օճառների (ōčaṙneri)
ablative	օճառից (ōčaṙicʻ)	օճառներից (ōčaṙnericʻ)
instrumental	օճառով (ōčaṙov)	օճառներով (ōčaṙnerov)
locative	օճառում (ōčaṙum)	օճառներում (ōčaṙnerum)
	definite forms
nominative	օճառը/օճառն (ōčaṙə/ōčaṙn)	օճառները/օճառներն (ōčaṙnerə/ōčaṙnern)
dative	օճառին (ōčaṙin)	օճառներին (ōčaṙnerin)
	1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative	օճառս (ōčaṙs)	օճառներս (ōčaṙners)
dative	օճառիս (ōčaṙis)	օճառներիս (ōčaṙneris)
ablative	օճառիցս (ōčaṙicʻs)	օճառներիցս (ōčaṙnericʻs)
instrumental	օճառովս (ōčaṙovs)	օճառներովս (ōčaṙnerovs)
locative	օճառումս (ōčaṙums)	օճառներումս (ōčaṙnerums)
	2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative	օճառդ (ōčaṙd)	օճառներդ (ōčaṙnerd)
dative	օճառիդ (ōčaṙid)	օճառներիդ (ōčaṙnerid)
ablative	օճառիցդ (ōčaṙicʻd)	օճառներիցդ (ōčaṙnericʻd)
instrumental	օճառովդ (ōčaṙovd)	օճառներովդ (ōčaṙnerovd)
locative	օճառումդ (ōčaṙumd)	օճառներումդ (ōčaṙnerumd)

Old Armenian

Etymology 1

Noun

օճառ • (ōčaṙ)

1. Alternative form of աճառ (ačaṙ, “soap”)

Declension

i-a-type

	singular		plural
nominative	օճառ (ōčaṙ)		օճառք (ōčaṙkʻ)
genitive	օճառի (ōčaṙi)		օճառաց (ōčaṙacʻ)
dative	օճառի (ōčaṙi)		օճառաց (ōčaṙacʻ)
accusative	օճառ (ōčaṙ)		օճառս (ōčaṙs)
ablative	օճառէ (ōčaṙē)		օճառաց (ōčaṙacʻ)
instrumental	օճառաւ (ōčaṙaw)		օճառօք (ōčaṙōkʻ)
locative	օճառի (ōčaṙi)		օճառս (ōčaṙs)

o-type

	singular		plural
nominative	օճառ (ōčaṙ)		օճառք (ōčaṙkʻ)
genitive	օճառոյ (ōčaṙoy)		օճառոց (ōčaṙocʻ)
dative	օճառոյ (ōčaṙoy)		օճառոց (ōčaṙocʻ)
accusative	օճառ (ōčaṙ)		օճառս (ōčaṙs)
ablative	օճառոյ (ōčaṙoy)		օճառոց (ōčaṙocʻ)
instrumental	օճառով (ōčaṙov)		օճառովք (ōčaṙovkʻ)
locative	օճառ (ōčaṙ)		օճառս (ōčaṙs)

Etymology 2

A Middle Iranian borrowing. Compare Parthian 𐫀𐫀𐫁𐫝𐫀𐫡 (ʾʾbcʾr), 𐫀𐫁𐫝𐫡 (ʾbcr), 𐫀𐫀𐫁𐫋𐫀𐫡 (ʾʾbjʾr /⁠ābžār⁠/, “materials, means”), Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾp̄cʾl, ʾp̄zʾl /⁠abzār⁠/, “instrument, means; spice”), Manichaean Middle Persian 𐫀𐫁𐫝𐫀𐫡 (ʾbcʾr /⁠abzār⁠/, “materials, means”), Persian ابزار (abzâr, “tool, instrument, implement, means”). Ultimately from an Iranian compound *Habí-čārna-, composed of the preverb *Habí- and the etymon of ճար (čar, “remedy, means”). Old Georgian აბჯარი (abǯari, “armour”) is borrowed from the same Iranian source. The homonymous Old Armenian աճառ (ačaṙ, “soap”) may be identical, but the sense development needs an explanation.

Noun

օճառ • (ōčaṙ)

1. equipment, means, harness, furniture

Declension

i-a-type

	singular		plural
nominative	օճառ (ōčaṙ)		օճառք (ōčaṙkʻ)
genitive	օճառի (ōčaṙi)		օճառաց (ōčaṙacʻ)
dative	օճառի (ōčaṙi)		օճառաց (ōčaṙacʻ)
accusative	օճառ (ōčaṙ)		օճառս (ōčaṙs)
ablative	օճառէ (ōčaṙē)		օճառաց (ōčaṙacʻ)
instrumental	օճառաւ (ōčaṙaw)		օճառօք (ōčaṙōkʻ)
locative	օճառի (ōčaṙi)		օճառս (ōčaṙs)

i-type

	singular		plural
nominative	օճառ (ōčaṙ)		օճառք (ōčaṙkʻ)
genitive	օճառի (ōčaṙi)		օճառից (ōčaṙicʻ)
dative	օճառի (ōčaṙi)		օճառից (ōčaṙicʻ)
accusative	օճառ (ōčaṙ)		օճառս (ōčaṙs)
ablative	օճառէ (ōčaṙē)		օճառից (ōčaṙicʻ)
instrumental	օճառիւ (ōčaṙiw)		օճառիւք (ōčaṙiwkʻ)
locative	օճառի (ōčaṙi)		օճառս (ōčaṙs)

Alternative forms

• աւճառ (awčaṙ), աճառ (ačaṙ)

Derived terms

• նոճեայօճառ (nočeayōčaṙ)

Descendants

• Armenian: ավճոր (avčor, “garnish”)

Further reading

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “աճառ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 139–140
• Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1837) “օճառ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 1027bc
• Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836) “աճառ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume I, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 49b
• Dowsett, C. J. F. (1970) “Cause, and Some Linguistically Allied Concepts, in Armenian”, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies‎^[1], volume 33, number 1, pages 64–68
• Nyberg, H. S. (1974) A Manual of Pahlavi, Part II: Glossary, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 20b
• Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 863
• Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “օճառ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 758b