ինչ

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Armenian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Armenian ինչ (inčʻ).

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

ինչ (inčʻ)

  1. what
  2. that, which

Declension

Descendants

  • Georgian: ინჩი (inči)

Old Armenian

Etymology

From ի- (i-).

Pronoun

ինչ (inčʻ)

  1. (indefinite) some, a, an, one, certain, single, any
    աւուրս ինչawurs inčʻsome days
    պտուղ ինչptuł inčʻsome fruit
    չիք ինչ, չէ ինչčʻikʻ inčʻ, čʻē inčʻnothing, it is nothing, no matter
    չգիտեմ ինչčʻgitem inčʻI know nothing, I know nothing about it
    զի՞նչ ինչzi?nčʻ inčʻwhat? what thing?
    ունիմ ինչ ասել քեզunim inčʻ asel kʻezI have something to tell you
    յինչ ածելyinčʻ acelto create
    ոչ ինչočʻ inčʻnothing
    այն ինչayn inčʻwhilst, as long as, so long as; recently, freshly, newly
    ամենայն որ ինչ իմ է՝ քո էamenayn or inčʻ im ē, kʻo ēall that I have is thine
  2. (interrogative) what? which?
    զի՞նչ ժամ էzi?nčʻ žam ēwhat o'clock is it?
    զի՞նչ ասէzi?nčʻ asēwhat says he?
    առ ի՞նչaṙ i?nčʻhow? why? for what cause?
    առ զի՞նչ իցէaṙ zi?nčʻ icʻēto what purpose?
    յի՞նչ օրէնսyi?nčʻ ōrēnsin what law? in what religion or custom?

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Synonyms

Noun

ինչ (inčʻ)

  1. (usually in the plural) property, fortune, substance, possessions; riches, effects, goods and chattels; estate, domain
    արկանել յընչիցarkanel yənčʻicʻto despoil or deprive of one's possessions

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Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ինչ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ինչ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ինչ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy