դահիճ
Armenian
Etymology
From Old Armenian դահիճ (dahič).
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /dɑˈhit͡ʃ/, [dɑhít͡ʃ]
- (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /tɑˈhid͡ʒ/, [tʰɑhíd͡ʒ]
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Noun
դահիճ • (dahič)
Declension
i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | դահիճ (dahič) | դահիճներ (dahičner) | ||
| dative | դահճի (dahči) | դահիճների (dahičneri) | ||
| ablative | դահճից (dahčicʻ) | դահիճներից (dahičnericʻ) | ||
| instrumental | դահճով (dahčov) | դահիճներով (dahičnerov) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | դահիճը/դահիճն (dahičə/dahičn) | դահիճները/դահիճներն (dahičnerə/dahičnern) | ||
| dative | դահճին (dahčin) | դահիճներին (dahičnerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | դահիճս (dahičs) | դահիճներս (dahičners) | ||
| dative | դահճիս (dahčis) | դահիճներիս (dahičneris) | ||
| ablative | դահճիցս (dahčicʻs) | դահիճներիցս (dahičnericʻs) | ||
| instrumental | դահճովս (dahčovs) | դահիճներովս (dahičnerovs) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | դահիճդ (dahičd) | դահիճներդ (dahičnerd) | ||
| dative | դահճիդ (dahčid) | դահիճներիդ (dahičnerid) | ||
| ablative | դահճիցդ (dahčicʻd) | դահիճներիցդ (dahičnericʻd) | ||
| instrumental | դահճովդ (dahčovd) | դահիճներովդ (dahičnerovd) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
Old Armenian
Etymology
Borrowed Middle Persian 𐭣𐭧𐭩𐭰 (dḥyc /dahīč/). Related to Classical Syriac ܕܚܫܐ (daḥšā), also from Iranian. In view of Aramaic [script needed] (dḥšpṭˀ, “an epithet of Nergal (=chief judge or the like)”),[1] Old Armenian դահճապետ (dahčapet, “chief guard, executioner”) is probably wholly borrowed from Iranian, rather than formed within Armenian with պետ (pet).
Noun
դահիճ • (dahič)
Declension
i-a-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | դահիճ (dahič) | դահիճք (dahičkʻ) | |
| genitive | դահճի (dahči) | դահճաց (dahčacʻ) | |
| dative | դահճի (dahči) | դահճաց (dahčacʻ) | |
| accusative | դահիճ (dahič) | դահիճս (dahičs) | |
| ablative | դահճէ (dahčē) | դահճաց (dahčacʻ) | |
| instrumental | դահճաւ (dahčaw) | դահճաւք = դահճօք (dahčawkʻ = dahčōkʻ) | |
| locative | դահճի (dahči) | դահիճս (dahičs) |
Related terms
- դահճապետ (dahčapet)
Descendants
- Armenian: դահիճ (dahič)
References
Further reading
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “դահիճ”, 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, page 615ab
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “դահիճ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ciancaglini, Claudia A. (2008) Iranian loanwords in Syriac (Beiträge zur Iranistik; 28), Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 150
- Gignoux, Philippe (1972) “dḥyc”, in Glossaire des Inscriptions Pehlevies et Parthes [Glossary of Pahlavi and Parthians Inscriptions] (Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum. Supplementary Series; 1) (in French), London: Lund Humphries, page 21b
- Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 133
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “դահիճ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy