այս

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Armenian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Armenian այս (ays).

Alternative forms

Pronoun

այս (ays)

  1. this
    Այս տունը իմն է։Ays tunə imn ē.This house is mine.
  2. these

Etymology 2

From Old Armenian այս (ays).

Noun

այս (ays)

  1. (archaic) evil spirit
Declension
i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative այս (ays) այսեր (ayser)
dative այսի (aysi) այսերի (ayseri)
ablative այսից (aysicʻ) այսերից (aysericʻ)
instrumental այսով (aysov) այսերով (ayserov)
locative
definite forms
nominative այսը/այսն (aysə/aysn) այսերը/այսերն (ayserə/aysern)
dative այսին (aysin) այսերին (ayserin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative այսս (ayss) այսերս (aysers)
dative այսիս (aysis) այսերիս (ayseris)
ablative այսիցս (aysicʻs) այսերիցս (aysericʻs)
instrumental այսովս (aysovs) այսերովս (ayserovs)
locative
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative այսդ (aysd) այսերդ (ayserd)
dative այսիդ (aysid) այսերիդ (ayserid)
ablative այսիցդ (aysicʻd) այսերիցդ (aysericʻd)
instrumental այսովդ (aysovd) այսերովդ (ayserovd)
locative

See also


Old Armenian

Etymology 1

From the demonstrative particle *այ- (*ay-) +‎ *սո- (*so-). For the first see այն (ayn).

Pronoun

այս (ays)

  1. (demonstrative) this
    ասացից զայս ինչ եւ զայնasacʻicʻ zays inčʻ ew zaynI shall say this and that, so and so
    այս անգամays angamthis time, this once
    այս անունays anunsuch-a-one
    այս նիշays nišmarked thus, having this mark, such
    այսու ամենայնիւaysu amenayniwstill, nevertheless, as for the rest
    յայսմ հետէyaysm hetēhereafter, henceforward, henceforth, from this moment or hour, for the future.
    յայսմ վայրիyaysm vayrihere, in this place; now
    յայս սակսyays saksit is why, for this purpose or reason, on this account, consequently
    ցայս ցայնcʻays cʻaynboth as to this and to that, considering both sides of the case
Declension
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Armenian: այս (ays), աս (as)
See also

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “այս”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “այս”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “այս”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Abrahamyan, Ašot (1976) Grabari jeṙnark [A Handbook of Old Armenian]‎[1] (in Armenian), 4th edition, Yerevan: Luys
  • Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 107

Etymology 2

The origin is uncertain.

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)nsu-yo- and cognate with Sanskrit असुर (ásura, god, lord, name of a group of gods), Avestan 𐬀𐬵𐬎 (ahu, lord, overlord), Hittite [script needed] (ḫaš-, to procreate), Proto-Germanic *ansuz.

Alternatively, a Mediterranean-Pontic substrate word related to Etruscan 𐌀𐌉𐌔 (ais, god).

For the sense development compare Classical Syriac ܙܝܩܐ (zīqā, strong wind; a type of demon).

Noun

այս (ays)

  1. (rare) wind
    • 5th century, Eznik Kołbacʻi, Ełc ałandocʻ [Refutation of the Sects] 116:[1]
      [] քանզի յորժամ մեք ասեմք, թե «Սիք շնչէ», ստորնեայք ասեն «Այս շնչէ»։
      [] kʻanzi yoržam mekʻ asemkʻ, tʻe “Sikʻ šnčʻē”, storneaykʻ asen “Ays šnčʻē”.
      • Translation by Blanchard & Young
        Because when we say "a breeze blows," the southerners say, "a spirit blows."
  2. evil spirit
Usage notes

According to Eznik, այս (ays) was used in southern Armenia, whereas the synonym սիք (sikʻ) was used in northern Armenia.

Declension
Derived terms
Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “այս”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “այս”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “այս”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “ays”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 59
  1. ^ Blanchard, Monica J., Young, Robin Darling (1998) A Treatise on God written in Armenian by Eznik of Kołb (floruit c.430-c.450). An English translation, with introduction and notes (Eastern Christian texts in translation), Leuven: Peeters, page 87