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իղձ
իղձ
Armenian
Noun
իղձ • (iłj)
Declension
i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | իղձ (iłj) | իղձեր (iłjer) | ||
| dative | իղձի (iłji) | իղձերի (iłjeri) | ||
| ablative | իղձից (iłjicʿ) | իղձերից (iłjericʿ) | ||
| instrumental | իղձով (iłjov) | իղձերով (iłjerov) | ||
| locative | իղձում (iłjum) | իղձերում (iłjerum) | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | իղձը/իղձն (iłjə/iłjn) | իղձերը/իղձերն (iłjerə/iłjern) | ||
| dative | իղձին (iłjin) | իղձերին (iłjerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | իղձս (iłjs) | իղձերս (iłjers) | ||
| dative | իղձիս (iłjis) | իղձերիս (iłjeris) | ||
| ablative | իղձիցս (iłjicʿs) | իղձերիցս (iłjericʿs) | ||
| instrumental | իղձովս (iłjovs) | իղձերովս (iłjerovs) | ||
| locative | իղձումս (iłjums) | իղձերումս (iłjerums) | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | իղձդ (iłjd) | իղձերդ (iłjerd) | ||
| dative | իղձիդ (iłjid) | իղձերիդ (iłjerid) | ||
| ablative | իղձիցդ (iłjicʿd) | իղձերիցդ (iłjericʿd) | ||
| instrumental | իղձովդ (iłjovd) | իղձերովդ (iłjerovd) | ||
| locative | իղձումդ (iłjumd) | իղձերումդ (iłjerumd) | ||
Synonyms
- ցանկություն (cʿankutʿyun)
Old Armenian
Etymology
The origin is uncertain.
Etymology
Probably from Proto-Indo-European *Hiǵʰ-l- by metathesis. Cognates include Sanskrit ईहते (īhate, “to strive for, desire”), Avestan [script needed] (iziieiti, “to desire”), [script needed] (aēzah-, “desire”), Ancient Greek ἰχαίνω (ikhaínō, “to crave”). Influenced by բաղձ (bałj).
Noun
իղձ • (iłj)
- desire, wish
- իղձ լինել ― iłj linel ― to wish for, to envy, to covet, to desire eagerly, to burn with envy, with impatience
- լնուլ զիղձս իւր ― lnul ziłjs iwr ― to satisfy one's desire, one's curiosity
- prayer
- magician, sorcerer, foreteller of events
- guessing, divination, prophecy
Declension
i-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | իղձ (iłj) | իղձք (iłjkʿ) | |
| genitive | ըղձի (əłji) | ըղձից (əłjicʿ) | |
| dative | ըղձի (əłji) | ըղձից (əłjicʿ) | |
| accusative | իղձ (iłj) | իղձս (iłjs) | |
| ablative | ըղձէ (əłjē) | ըղձից (əłjicʿ) | |
| instrumental | ըղձիւ (əłjiw) | ըղձիւք (əłjiwkʿ) | |
| locative | ըղձի (əłji) | իղձս (iłjs) |
i-a-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | իղձ (iłj) | իղձք (iłjkʿ) | |
| genitive | ըղձի (əłji) | ըղձաց (əłjacʿ) | |
| dative | ըղձի (əłji) | ըղձաց (əłjacʿ) | |
| accusative | իղձ (iłj) | իղձս (iłjs) | |
| ablative | ըղձէ (əłjē) | ըղձաց (əłjacʿ) | |
| instrumental | ըղձաւ (əłjaw) | ըղձաւք = ըղձօք (əłjawkʿ = əłjōkʿ) | |
| locative | ըղձի (əłji) | իղձս (iłjs) |
Derived terms
Terms derived from իղձ (iłj)
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Descendants
- Armenian: իղձ (iłj)
References
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “իղձ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “իղձ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “իղձ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 301