խէչ
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Old Armenian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- խեչ (xečʻ)
Etymology[edit]
The origin is uncertain.
Ačaṙean considers an ablaut grade of խաչ (xačʻ), inherited from Proto-Indo-European.[1]
Noun[edit]
խէչ • (xēčʻ)
Declension[edit]
i-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | խէչ (xēčʻ) | խէչք (xēčʻkʻ) | |
| genitive | խեչի (xečʻi) | խեչից (xečʻicʻ) | |
| dative | խեչի (xečʻi) | խեչից (xečʻicʻ) | |
| accusative | խէչ (xēčʻ) | խէչս (xēčʻs) | |
| ablative | խեչէ (xečʻē) | խեչից (xečʻicʻ) | |
| instrumental | խեչիւ (xečʻiw) | խեչիւք (xečʻiwkʻ) | |
| locative | խեչի (xečʻi) | խէչս (xēčʻs) | |
| Note: The above declension is postulated by Nor Baṙgirkʿ Haykazean Lezui and is not attested. | |||
Descendants[edit]
- Armenian: խեչ (xečʻ)
- ⇒ Middle Armenian: խեչակ (xečʻak)
- Armenian: խեչակ (xečʻak)
- →⇒ Middle Georgian: ხეჩაკალი (xečaḳali)
References[edit]
- ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “խէչ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 362ab
Further reading[edit]
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “խէչ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Marr, N. (1912) “Еще о слове „челеби“ (К вопросу о культурном значении курдской народности в истории Передней Азии [More on the word "chelebi" (On the question of the cultural significance of the Kurdish people in the history of Western Asia)]”, in Записки Восточного отделения Русского археологического общества[1] (in Russian), volume 20 (1910), page 116 of 99–151
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “խէչ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy