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փոխ
փոխ
See also: փոխ-
Armenian
Noun
փոխ • (pʿox)
Declension
i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | փոխ (pʿox) | փոխեր (pʿoxer) | ||
| dative | փոխի (pʿoxi) | փոխերի (pʿoxeri) | ||
| ablative | փոխից (pʿoxicʿ) | փոխերից (pʿoxericʿ) | ||
| instrumental | փոխով (pʿoxov) | փոխերով (pʿoxerov) | ||
| locative | փոխում (pʿoxum) | փոխերում (pʿoxerum) | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | փոխը/փոխն (pʿoxə/pʿoxn) | փոխերը/փոխերն (pʿoxerə/pʿoxern) | ||
| dative | փոխին (pʿoxin) | փոխերին (pʿoxerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | փոխս (pʿoxs) | փոխերս (pʿoxers) | ||
| dative | փոխիս (pʿoxis) | փոխերիս (pʿoxeris) | ||
| ablative | փոխիցս (pʿoxicʿs) | փոխերիցս (pʿoxericʿs) | ||
| instrumental | փոխովս (pʿoxovs) | փոխերովս (pʿoxerovs) | ||
| locative | փոխումս (pʿoxums) | փոխերումս (pʿoxerums) | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | փոխդ (pʿoxd) | փոխերդ (pʿoxerd) | ||
| dative | փոխիդ (pʿoxid) | փոխերիդ (pʿoxerid) | ||
| ablative | փոխիցդ (pʿoxicʿd) | փոխերիցդ (pʿoxericʿd) | ||
| instrumental | փոխովդ (pʿoxovd) | փոխերովդ (pʿoxerovd) | ||
| locative | փոխումդ (pʿoxumd) | փոխերումդ (pʿoxerumd) | ||
Old Armenian
Etymology
From Akkadian [script needed] (pūḫu, “exchange; loan”), perhaps via Hurrian [script needed] (pôḫi (?), “barter, exchange”).
Noun
փոխ • (pʿox)
- loan, borrowing
- խնդրել փոխ ― xndrel pʿox ― to ask in loan
- փոխ տալ ― pʿox tal ― to lend, to make a loan
- փոխ առնուլ ― pʿox aṙnul ― to receive as a loan, to borrow
- ընդ փոխս մտանել ― ənd pʿoxs mtanel ― to be overburdened by loans, to be obliged to beg
- փոխով կեալ ― pʿoxov keal ― to live upon trust, or upon credit
- (music) anthem, response, antistrophe, antiphon
- փոխ առ փոխ, փոխն ի փոխ ― pʿox aṙ pʿox, pʿoxn i pʿox ― by turns, reciprocally, alternatively, mutually
- (as a prefix) meta-
Declension
o-type
i-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | փոխ (pʿox) | փոխք (pʿoxkʿ) | |
| genitive | փոխի (pʿoxi) | փոխից (pʿoxicʿ) | |
| dative | փոխի (pʿoxi) | փոխից (pʿoxicʿ) | |
| accusative | փոխ (pʿox) | փոխս (pʿoxs) | |
| ablative | փոխէ (pʿoxē) | փոխից (pʿoxicʿ) | |
| instrumental | փոխիւ (pʿoxiw) | փոխիւք (pʿoxiwkʿ) | |
| locative | փոխի (pʿoxi) | փոխս (pʿoxs) | |
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Usage notes
- In compounds the word has also the meaning of “exchange” in general, not just “money exchange”.
- Post-classically used as a prefix corresponding to Ancient Greek μετά (metá), e.g. փոխաբերութիւն (pʿoxaberutʿiwn) = μεταφορά (metaphorá), փոխանցեմ (pʿoxancʿem) = μεταβαίνω (metabaínō).
Derived terms
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Descendants
- Armenian: փոխ (pʿox), փոխ- (pʿox-)
References
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “փոխ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “փոխ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “փոխ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
- Diakonoff, Igor M. (1985), “Hurro-Urartian Borrowings in Old Armenian”, in Journal of the American Oriental Society, volume 105, issue 4, pages 597–603