Խաղխաղ
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Armenian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Armenian Խաղխաղ (Xałxał).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /χaʁˈχaʁ/ [χɑʁˈχɑʁ] invalid IPA characters (//[])
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /χaʁˈχaʁ/ [χɑʁˈχɑʁ] invalid IPA characters (//[])
- Hyphenation: Խաղ‧խաղ
Proper noun[edit]
Խաղխաղ • (Xaġxaġ)
Declension[edit]
i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular (singulare tantum) | ||||
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nominative | Խաղխաղ (Xaġxaġ) | |||
dative | Խաղխաղի (Xaġxaġi) | |||
ablative | Խաղխաղից (Xaġxaġicʻ) | |||
instrumental | Խաղխաղով (Xaġxaġov) | |||
locative | Խաղխաղում (Xaġxaġum) | |||
definite forms | ||||
nominative | Խաղխաղը/Խաղխաղն (Xaġxaġə/Xaġxaġn) | |||
dative | Խաղխաղին (Xaġxaġin) | |||
1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
nominative | Խաղխաղս (Xaġxaġs) | |||
dative | Խաղխաղիս (Xaġxaġis) | |||
ablative | Խաղխաղիցս (Xaġxaġicʻs) | |||
instrumental | Խաղխաղովս (Xaġxaġovs) | |||
locative | Խաղխաղումս (Xaġxaġums) | |||
2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
nominative | Խաղխաղդ (Xaġxaġd) | |||
dative | Խաղխաղիդ (Xaġxaġid) | |||
ablative | Խաղխաղիցդ (Xaġxaġicʻd) | |||
instrumental | Խաղխաղովդ (Xaġxaġovd) | |||
locative | Խաղխաղումդ (Xaġxaġumd) |
Old Armenian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
In view of the abundance of swamps in the vicinity of Xałxał, Martirosyan wonders whether it can be interpreted as a reduplication of խաղ (xał, “marsh, swamp”), typologically comparing ճախ-ճախ-ուտ (čax-čax-ut).
Proper noun[edit]
Խաղխաղ • (Xałxał)
Declension[edit]
a-type
Descendants[edit]
- Armenian: Խաղխաղ (Xaġxaġ)
References[edit]
- Anonymous disciples of Mxitʻar Sebastacʻi (1769) “Խաղխաղ”, in Baṙgirkʻ Haykazean lezui. Baṙaran yatuk anuancʻ [Dictionary of the Armenian Language. Dictionary of Proper Names][1] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2009) “Armenian mawr ‘mud, marsh’ and its hydronimical value”, in Aramazd: Armenian journal of Near Eastern studies[2], volume 4, number 1, pages 73–85 and 179–180