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ինձ

ինձ

Armenian

Pronoun

ինձ (inj)

  1. me
    դու ինձ մի ասա՝ ես ինչ անեմ
    du inj mi asa, es inčʿ anem
    don't tell me what to do

Etymology 2

From Old Armenian ինձ (inj); see below.

Noun

ինձ (inj)

  1. generic name for several feline animals such as leopard, panther, etc.
Declension
Derived terms
  • ընձենի (ənjeni)

Old Armenian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁m(e)-ǵ(ʰ)i. Compare Hittite [script needed] (ammuk), Latin mihī, Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌺 (mik), Ancient Greek ἐμέγε (emége). The same particle is found in քեզ (kʿez).

Pronoun

ինձ (inj)

  1. dative singular of ես (es)
    ոչ լսեն ինձočʿ lsen inj ― they do not listen to me
    առընթեր ինձaṙəntʿer inj ― near me
    ասա ինձasa inj ― tell me
    ըղձալի է ինձəłjali ē inj ― I wish
    ոչ եմ ինձ եւ յիսočʿ em inj ew yis ― I am beside myself, distracted, I am not master of my self-possession, I am driven mad
Descendants

References

  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) A Grammatical Sketch of Classical Armenian (pdf), Zagreb, page 20
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 257
  • Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 110

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *sinǵʰa-, whose only other descendant is Sanskrit सिंह (siṃha, lion).

Alternative forms

  • ինծ (inc)
  • իւնձ (iwnj)
  • ուծ (uc)
  • ունծ (unc)

Noun

ինձ (inj)

  1. generic name for several feline animals such as leopard, panther, etc.
Declension
Derived terms
  • ընձախոտ (ənjaxot)
  • ընձենի (ənjeni)
  • ուղտինձ (ułtinj)
Descendants

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), ինձ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), ինձ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Malxaseancʿ, Stepʿan (1944–1945), ինձ”, in Hayerēn bacʿatrakan baṙaran [Armenian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: State Publishing House