չիղջ
Armenian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Old Armenian չիղջ (čʻiłǰ).
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /t͡ʃʰiʁd͡ʒ/, [t͡ʃʰiʁd͡ʒ]
- (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /t͡ʃiχt͡ʃ/, [t͡ʃʰiχt͡ʃʰ]
Noun
չիղջ • (čʻiġǰ)
Declension
i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian) | ||||
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singular | plural | |||
nominative | չիղջ (čʻiġǰ) | չիղջեր (čʻiġǰer) | ||
dative | չիղջի (čʻiġǰi) | չիղջերի (čʻiġǰeri) | ||
ablative | չիղջից (čʻiġǰicʻ) | չիղջերից (čʻiġǰericʻ) | ||
instrumental | չիղջով (čʻiġǰov) | չիղջերով (čʻiġǰerov) | ||
locative | — | — | ||
definite forms | ||||
nominative | չիղջը/չիղջն (čʻiġǰə/čʻiġǰn) | չիղջերը/չիղջերն (čʻiġǰerə/čʻiġǰern) | ||
dative | չիղջին (čʻiġǰin) | չիղջերին (čʻiġǰerin) | ||
1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
nominative | չիղջս (čʻiġǰs) | չիղջերս (čʻiġǰers) | ||
dative | չիղջիս (čʻiġǰis) | չիղջերիս (čʻiġǰeris) | ||
ablative | չիղջիցս (čʻiġǰicʻs) | չիղջերիցս (čʻiġǰericʻs) | ||
instrumental | չիղջովս (čʻiġǰovs) | չիղջերովս (čʻiġǰerovs) | ||
locative | — | — | ||
2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
nominative | չիղջդ (čʻiġǰd) | չիղջերդ (čʻiġǰerd) | ||
dative | չիղջիդ (čʻiġǰid) | չիղջերիդ (čʻiġǰerid) | ||
ablative | չիղջիցդ (čʻiġǰicʻd) | չիղջերիցդ (čʻiġǰericʻd) | ||
instrumental | չիղջովդ (čʻiġǰovd) | չիղջերովդ (čʻiġǰerovd) | ||
locative | — | — |
Old Armenian
Alternative forms
- չեղջ (čʻełǰ)
Etymology
The origin is unknown.
Noun
չիղջ • (čʻiłǰ)
- bat (flying mammal)
Declension
i-type
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “չիղջ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1837) “չիղջ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, pages 575–576
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “չիղջ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 586a