իք
See also: -իք
Old Armenian
Alternative forms
- իքն (ikʻn)
Etymology
From ի- (i-). -ք (-kʻ) may reflect some enclitic suffix; compare ոք (okʻ), which was used for animate objects.
Pronoun
իք • (ikʻ)
- (indefinite) some, a, an, certain (of inanimate objects)
- իրիք իրիք, իւիք իւիք ― irikʻ irikʻ, iwikʻ iwikʻ ― different, several, many
- իւիք իւիք ― iwikʻ iwikʻ ― in something, somehow; by which, whereby
- ի՞մ իմիք ― i?m imikʻ ― to what end? to what purpose?
Declension
| singular (uncountable) | |
|---|---|
| nominative | իք (ikʻ) |
| genitive | իրիք (irikʻ) |
| dative | իմիք (imikʻ) |
| accusative | - |
| ablative | իմեքէ (imekʻē) |
| instrumental | իւիք (iwikʻ) |
| locative | իմիք (imikʻ) |
the nominative/accusative was not used in the classical era
an unusual instrumental իմիքի (imikʻi) is attested
an ablative իմեք (imekʻ) is attested
Synonyms
- իմն (imn)
Verb
իք • (ikʻ)
- is, there is
- իք սպիտակ մարդ ― ikʻ spitak mard ― there is a white man
- ոչ իք ճշմարիտ ― očʻ ikʻ čšmarit ― it is not true
Noun
իք • (ikʻ)
- what is, what there is
Derived terms
- իքեր (ikʻer)
- չիք (čʻikʻ)
References
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “իք”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “իք”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “իք”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Abrahamyan, Ašot (1976) Grabari jeṙnark [A Handbook of Old Armenian][1] (in Armenian), 4th edition, Yerevan: Luys
- Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 108