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խոհ

խոհ

Armenian

Alternative forms

Noun

խոհ (xoh)

  1. (somewhat poetic) thought
    խոհերի մեջ ընկնել / խոհերով տարվելxoheri meǰ ənknel / xoherov tarvel ― to fall to thinking, to be lost in thought
    խորերին հանձնվելxorerin hanjnvelsame as խոհերով տարվել
    խոհերու մեջ իյնալxoheru meǰ iynalsee խոհերի մեջ ընլնել
  2. (somewhat poetic) worry, trouble, concern
  3. (somewhat poetic) mind, intention, focus
Declension

Etymology 2

From Old Armenian խոհ (xoh).

Noun

խոհ (xoh)

  1. Alternative form of խահ (xah)
Declension

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

  • խահ (xah)
  • խոխ (xox)
  • խախ- (xax-) (in some compounds)

Etymology

From earlier *խորհ (*xorh), from Middle Iranian *xvarh. Compare Persian خوال (xvāl, food). The spelling խահ (xah) is from earlier *խարհ (*xarh), from the same Iranian source. The forms խոխ (xox) and խախ- (xax-) reflect dialectal/post-classical developments.

Noun

խոհ (xoh)

  1. food, victuals

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), խոհ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), խոհ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), խոհ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935