Տորք

Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian Տորք (Torkʻ).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): /toɹkʰ/ [toɹkʰ]
• (Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): /doɹk/ [doɹkʰ]

Proper noun

Տորք • (Torkʻ)

1. a male given name, Tork
2. (Armenian mythology) Tork Angegh (one of Hayk's great-grandsons known for his superhuman strength)

Declension

i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)

	singular	plural
nominative	Տորք (Torkʻ)	Տորքեր (Torkʻer)
dative	Տորքի (Torkʻi)	Տորքերի (Torkʻeri)
ablative	Տորքից (Torkʻicʻ)	Տորքերից (Torkʻericʻ)
instrumental	Տորքով (Torkʻov)	Տորքերով (Torkʻerov)
locative	—	—
	definite forms
nominative	Տորքը/Տորքն (Torkʻə/Torkʻn)	Տորքերը/Տորքերն (Torkʻerə/Torkʻern)
dative	Տորքին (Torkʻin)	Տորքերին (Torkʻerin)
	1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative	Տորքս (Torkʻs)	Տորքերս (Torkʻers)
dative	Տորքիս (Torkʻis)	Տորքերիս (Torkʻeris)
ablative	Տորքիցս (Torkʻicʻs)	Տորքերիցս (Torkʻericʻs)
instrumental	Տորքովս (Torkʻovs)	Տորքերովս (Torkʻerovs)
locative	—	—
	2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative	Տորքդ (Torkʻd)	Տորքերդ (Torkʻerd)
dative	Տորքիդ (Torkʻid)	Տորքերիդ (Torkʻerid)
ablative	Տորքիցդ (Torkʻicʻd)	Տորքերիցդ (Torkʻericʻd)
instrumental	Տորքովդ (Torkʻovd)	Տորքերովդ (Torkʻerovd)
locative	—	—

Old Armenian

A statue of Torkʻ Angeł in Yerevan, Armenia

Alternative forms

• Տուրք (Turkʻ)

Etymology

The origin is uncertain. Possibly a remnant of the Anatolian storm god, from Proto-Anatolian *tr̥Hʷánts. Alternatively, identical with Old Armenian տուրք (turkʻ, “gift”).

Known with the epithet Անգեղեայ (Angełeay), possibly from անգեղ (angeł, “ugly, deformed”) or անգղ (angł, “vulture”). Note also Ancient Greek τόργος (tórgos, “vulture”).

Proper noun

Տորք • (Torkʻ)

1. (Armenian mythology) Tork Angegh (one of Hayk's great-grandsons known for his superhuman strength)

Declension

a-type

	singular (uncountable)
nominative	Տորք (Torkʻ)
genitive	Տորքայ (Torkʻay)
dative	Տորքայ (Torkʻay)
accusative	Տորք (Torkʻ)
ablative	Տորքայ (Torkʻay)
instrumental	Տորքաւ (Torkʻaw)
locative	Տորք (Torkʻ)

Descendants

• → Armenian: Տորք (Torkʻ)

See also

• Անգեղ (Angeł)
• Պասքամ (Paskʻam)

Further reading

• Tork Angegh on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1962) “Տորք”, in Hayocʻ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Personal Names of Armenians] (in Armenian), volume V, Yerevan: University Press, pages 171–172
• Adoncʻ, Nikoġayos (2006) Erker. hat. A., Patmagitakan usumnasirutʻyunner [Works. Volume I, Historical Studies]‎^[1] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press, pages 79–96, also comparing Avar итаркӏо (itarkʼo)
• Harutʻyunyan, S. (1986) “Տորք Անգեղ”, in Hambarjumyan V. H. et al., editors, Haykakan sovetakan hanragitaran [Soviet Armenian Encyclopedia] (in Armenian), volume 12, Yerevan: Haykakan sovetakan hanragitarani glxavor xmbagrutʻyun, page 64ab