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իք
իք
See also: -իք
Old Armenian
Pronoun
իք • (ikʿ)
- (indefinite) some, a, an, certain (of inanimate objects)
- իրիք իրիք, իւիք իւիք ― irikʿ irikʿ, iwikʿ iwikʿ ― different, several, many
- իւիք իւիք ― iwikʿ iwikʿ ― in something, somehow; by which, whereby
- ի՞մ իմիք ― i?m imikʿ ― to what end? to what purpose?
Declension
| singular (uncountable) | |
|---|---|
| nominative | իք (ikʿ) |
| genitive | իրիք (irikʿ) |
| dative | իմիք (imikʿ) |
| accusative | - (-) |
| ablative | իմեքէ (imekʿē) |
| instrumental | իւիք (iwikʿ) |
| locative | իմիք (imikʿ) |
| the nominative/accusative was not used in the classical era an unusual instrumental իմիքի (imikʿi) is attested an ablative իմեք (imekʿ) is attested | |
Synonyms
- իմն (imn)
Verb
իք • (ikʿ)
- is, there is
- իք սպիտակ մարդ ― ikʿ spitak mard ― there is a white man
- ոչ իք ճշմարիտ ― očʿ ikʿ čšmarit ― it is not true
Alternative forms
- իքն (ikʿn)
Noun
իք • (ikʿ)
- what is, what there is
Derived terms
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References
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “իք”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “իք”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “իք”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Abrahamyan, Ašot (1976) Grabari jeṙnark [A Handbook of Old Armenian] (in Armenian), 4th edition, Yerevan: Luys
- Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 108