սոխ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian սոխ (sox).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [sɔχ]
• (Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [sɔχ]

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Noun

սոխ • (sox)

1. onion
2. (ethnic slur) Russian

   Synonym: ռուս (ṙus)

Declension

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)

	singular	plural
nominative	սոխ (sox)	սոխեր (soxer)
dative	սոխի (soxi)	սոխերի (soxeri)
ablative	սոխից (soxicʿ)	սոխերից (soxericʿ)
instrumental	սոխով (soxov)	սոխերով (soxerov)
locative	սոխում (soxum)	սոխերում (soxerum)
	definite forms
nominative	սոխը/սոխն (soxə/soxn)	սոխերը/սոխերն (soxerə/soxern)
dative	սոխին (soxin)	սոխերին (soxerin)
	1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative	սոխս (soxs)	սոխերս (soxers)
dative	սոխիս (soxis)	սոխերիս (soxeris)
ablative	սոխիցս (soxicʿs)	սոխերիցս (soxericʿs)
instrumental	սոխովս (soxovs)	սոխերովս (soxerovs)
locative	սոխումս (soxums)	սոխերումս (soxerums)
	2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative	սոխդ (soxd)	սոխերդ (soxerd)
dative	սոխիդ (soxid)	սոխերիդ (soxerid)
ablative	սոխիցդ (soxicʿd)	սոխերիցդ (soxericʿd)
instrumental	սոխովդ (soxovd)	սոխերովդ (soxerovd)
locative	սոխումդ (soxumd)	սոխերումդ (soxerumd)

Derived terms

• սոխաջուր (soxaǰur)
• սոխնոց (soxnocʿ)
• սոխռած (soxṙac)
• սոխցեցկոց (soxcʿecʿkocʿ)
• սոխուկ (soxuk)
• սոպեպլուզ (sopepluz)
• քարասոխ (kʿarasox)

 

Descendants

• → Georgian: სოხვი (soxvi, “spring onion”), სოხი (soxi)
  • → Mingrelian: სორხი (sorxi), სოხი (soxi)
  • → Svan: სოხ (sox)

References

• Kʿamalyan, Arewik (2017), “Ētʿnofolizmə hayerenum ew ṙuserenum [Ethnophaulisms (ethnic slurs) in Armenian and Russian]”, in “Jahukyan Readings” International Conference, Yerevan, June 15–16, 2017: Collection of papers‎^[1] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 375 of 370–385

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Middle Iranian *sōx, whence also Persian سوخ‎ (sôx). Further origin unknown. Has been linked by some with Proto-Turkic *sogan, whence Southern Altai согоно (sogono), Tuvan согуна (soguna), Khakas соған (soğan), Bashkir һуған (huğan), Chuvash сухан (suh̬an), Azerbaijani soğan (“onion”), Turkish soğan, Old Turkic 𐰣𐰍𐰽‎ (soɣun) and others, all meaning “onion”, also borrowed in to Mongolian as сонгино (songino). Also a derivation from Sanskrit सुकन्द (sukanda, “onion”) has been suggested, but this is not generally accepted.

Noun

սոխ • (sox)

1. onion (Allium cepa)

   դալար սոխ ― dalar sox ― scallion, green onion

   սոխ մանր ― sox manr ― shallot

Declension

o-type

	singular		plural
nominative	սոխ (sox)		սոխք (soxkʿ)
genitive	սոխոյ (soxoy)		սոխոց (soxocʿ)
dative	սոխոյ (soxoy)		սոխոց (soxocʿ)
accusative	սոխ (sox)		սոխս (soxs)
ablative	սոխոյ (soxoy)		սոխոց (soxocʿ)
instrumental	սոխով (soxov)		սոխովք (soxovkʿ)
locative	սոխ (sox)		սոխս (soxs)

i-type

	singular		plural
nominative	սոխ (sox)		սոխք (soxkʿ)
genitive	սոխի (soxi)		սոխից (soxicʿ)
dative	սոխի (soxi)		սոխից (soxicʿ)
accusative	սոխ (sox)		սոխս (soxs)
ablative	սոխէ (soxē)		սոխից (soxicʿ)
instrumental	սոխիւ (soxiw)		սոխիւք (soxiwkʿ)
locative	սոխի (soxi)		սոխս (soxs)
post-classical

Derived terms

• մկնսոխ (mknsox)
• մկնասոխ (mknasox)

Descendants

• Armenian: սոխ (sox)
  • → Georgian: სოხვი (soxvi, “spring onion”), სოხი (soxi)
    • → Mingrelian: სორხი (sorxi), სოხი (soxi)
    • → Svan: სოხ (sox)

References

• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “սոխ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “սոխ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1979), “սոխ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume IV, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 239ab
• Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 238
• Dankoff, Robert (1995) Armenian Loanwords in Turkish (Turcologica; 21), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, § A14, page 161
• Eren, Hasan (1999), “soğan”, in Türk Dilinin Etimolojik Sözlüğü [Etymological Dictionary of the Turkish Language] (in Turkish), Ankara: Bizim Büro Basım Evi, page 372b
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “soğan”, in Nişanyan Sözlük