ընկեր

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Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

FromOld Armenian ընկեր (ənker).

Pronunciation

Noun

ընկեր (ənker)

  1. friend (usually male)
    Ես ընկերներ չունեմ։Es ənkerner čʻunem.I have no friends.
    Նրանք մեր ընկերները չեն։Nrankʻ mer ənkernerə čʻen.They are not our friends.
  2. (communism) comrade (form of address)
  3. form of address to a teacher or professor
    ընկեր Վարդանյանənker VardanyanMr. Vardanyan
  4. (colloquial) pal, buddy
  5. companion
  6. boyfriend
    Նա քո ընկե՞րն է։Na kʻo ənke?rn ē.Is he your boyfriend?

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Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ընդ (ənd) +‎ կեր (ker), so literally "with-eater, messmate, table companion". For the formation compare Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌰 (gahlaiba) and Latin compāniō (English companion). It is possible that the Armenian word was modeled on Latin (from Roman armies in Armenia).

Noun

ընկեր (ənker)

  1. friend, companion
    չի՛ք իմ ընկերčʻíkʻ im ənkerI am peerless, I have no equal
    ընկեր զընկեր, այր զընկերənker zənker, ayr zənkerone to another, mutually
    երդուան այր ընկերի իւրումerduan ayr ənkeri iwrumthey bound themselves by mutual oath

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: ընկեր (ənker)

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ընկեր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ընկեր”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Fortson, Benjamin W. (2010) Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, second edition, Oxford: Blackwell, page 392
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ընկեր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy