յորձ
Old Armenian
Etymology
Literally means “provided with testicles”, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁en-h₃orǵʰi- (“uncastrated, male (ram or buck)”) and cognate with Ancient Greek ἔνορχiς (énorkhis), ἐνόρχης (enórkhēs), ἔνορχος (énorkhos, “uncastrated, with testicles; he-goat”). For the constituents see յ- (y-), որձիք (orjikʿ).
Noun
յորձ • (yorj)
- male sheep, ram
Declension
i-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | յորձ (yorj) | յորձք (yorjkʿ) | |
| genitive | յորձի (yorji) | յորձից (yorjicʿ) | |
| dative | յորձի (yorji) | յորձից (yorjicʿ) | |
| accusative | յորձ (yorj) | յորձս (yorjs) | |
| ablative | յորձէ (yorjē) | յորձից (yorjicʿ) | |
| instrumental | յորձիւ (yorjiw) | յորձիւք (yorjiwkʿ) | |
| locative | յորձի (yorji) | յորձս (yorjs) |
Descendants
- → (possibly) Proto-Georgian-Zan: *werʒ₁-
References
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2010), “*orj-i-”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 538
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “յորձ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “որձ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
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