մահիճք
Old Armenian
Etymology
The origin is unknown.[1][2] J̌ahukyan compares with Arabic مَهْجَع (mahjaʕ, “bedroom, dormitory”).[3]
Noun
մահիճք • (mahičkʻ) pl
Declension
i-a-type
| plural only (plurale tantum) | |
|---|---|
| nominative | մահիճք (mahičkʻ) |
| genitive | մահճաց (mahčacʻ) |
| dative | մահճաց (mahčacʻ) |
| accusative | մահիճս (mahičs) |
| ablative | մահճաց (mahčacʻ) |
| instrumental | մահճաւք = մահճօք (mahčawkʻ = mahčōkʻ) |
| locative | մահիճս (mahičs) |
Derived terms
- մահիճաձեւ (mahičajew)
- մահճակ (mahčak)
- մահճակալ (mahčakal)
- մահճական (mahčakan)
Descendants
- Armenian: մահիճ (mahič)
- Middle Armenian: մահիջ (mahiǰ)
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “մահիճ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 235ab
- Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 951
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “մահիճ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 502b
Further reading
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1837) “մահիճք”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 198a
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “մահիճք”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 449a
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