արծուի
Old Armenian
Alternative forms
- արծիւ (arciw) — post-Classical
Etymology
Two possibilities exist.
Diakonoff argues for an Urartian borrowing; compare Urartian 𒅈𒍢𒁉𒉌 (ar-ṣi-bi-ni /Arṣibini/), attested as a name of a horse, possibly meaning ‘Eagle’, and the theonym 𒀭𒅈𒍢𒁁𒁲𒉌𒂊 (dar-ṣi-be-di-ni-e /Arṣibedini/).[1]
On the other hand, Martirosyan and Ačaṙyan consider the word to be of native origin, inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₂r̥ǵipyós, with Sanskrit ऋजिप्य (ṛjipyá, “darting along”) (an epithet of श्येन (śyená, “eagle”)), Avestan 𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬌𐬟𐬌𐬌𐬋.𐬞𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬥𐬀 (ərəzifiiō.parəna, “having eagle-feathers”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hr̥ȷ́ipyás, as cognates. In this case the Urartian word is a borrowing from Proto-Armenian; the element di- in 𒀭𒅈𒍢𒁁𒁲𒉌𒂊 (dar-ṣi-be-di-ni-e /Arṣibedini/) could then be borrowed from Old Armenian դի-ք (di-kʻ, “gods”).[2][3][4]
Noun
արծուի • (arcui)
Usage notes
The word has three combining forms: արծուե- (arcue-), արծուա- (arcua-), արծ- (arc-). The last two are post-classical, and are from the form արծիւ (arciw).
Declension
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | արծուի (arcui) | արծուիք (arcuikʻ) | |
| genitive | արծուոյ (arcuoy) | արծուեաց (arcueacʻ) | |
| dative | արծուոյ (arcuoy) | արծուեաց (arcueacʻ) | |
| accusative | արծուի (arcui) | արծուիս (arcuis) | |
| ablative | արծուոյ (arcuoy) | արծուեաց (arcueacʻ) | |
| instrumental | արծուեաւ (arcueaw) | արծուեաւք = արծուեօք (arcueawkʻ = arcueōkʻ) | |
| locative | արծուի (arcui) | արծուիս (arcuis) |
Derived terms
- արծուաբեր (arcuaber)
- արծուաթռիչ (arcuatʻṙičʻ)
- արծուակերպ (arcuakerp)
- արծուաճանկ (arcuačank)
- արծուանման (arcuanman)
- արծուանշան (arcuanšan)
- արծուէկիր (arcuēkir)
- արծուէնշան (arcuēnšan)
- արծուիք (arcuikʻ)
- արծռունգն (arcṙungn)
- գետարծուի (getarcui)
Descendants
- Armenian: արծիվ (arciv), արծվի (arcvi)
- → Old Georgian: არწივი (arc̣ivi)
- Georgian: არწივი (arc̣ivi)
- → Chechen: аьрзу (ärzu)
References
- ^ Diakonoff, Igor M. (1985) “Hurro-Urartian Borrowings in Old Armenian”, in Journal of the American Oriental Society[1], volume 105, number 4, pages 597–603
- ^ Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1940) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun [History of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 40–41
- ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “արծուի”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- ^ Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “arcui”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 139
Further reading
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “արծուի”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 76
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “արծուի”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy