յաւէժ
Old Armenian
Alternative forms
- յաւերժ (yawerž)
- յաւեժ (yawež), յաւէրժ (yawērž) — misformations due to contamination with oblique and combining forms
Etymology
An Iranian borrowing: compare Avestan 𐬫𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬈-𐬘𐬍- (yauuae-jī-, “living forever”).[1][2][3] Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu and *gʷeyh₃-.
Adverb
յաւէժ • (yawēž)
Adjective
յաւէժ • (yawēž)
- eternal
- Synonyms: յաւէժական (yawēžakan), յաւիտենական (yawitenakan), մշտնջենաւոր (mštnǰenawor), անանց (anancʻ), անսպառ (anspaṙ), անեզրական (anezrakan), անշարժ (anšarž), անփոփոխ (anpʻopʻox)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | յաւէժ (yawēž) | յաւէժք (yawēžkʻ) |
| genitive | յաւեժի (yaweži) | յաւեժից (yawežicʻ) |
| dative | յաւեժի (yaweži) | յաւեժից (yawežicʻ) |
| accusative | յաւէժ (yawēž) | յաւէժս (yawēžs) |
| ablative | յաւեժէ (yawežē) | յաւեժից (yawežicʻ) |
| instrumental | յաւեժիւ (yawežiw) | յաւեժիւք (yawežiwkʻ) |
| locative | յաւեժի (yaweži) | յաւէժս (yawēžs) |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | յաւէժ (yawēž) | յաւէժք (yawēžkʻ) |
| genitive | յաւեժի (yaweži) | յաւեժաց (yawežacʻ) |
| dative | յաւեժի (yaweži) | յաւեժաց (yawežacʻ) |
| accusative | յաւէժ (yawēž) | յաւէժս (yawēžs) |
| ablative | յաւեժէ (yawežē) | յաւեժաց (yawežacʻ) |
| instrumental | յաւեժաւ (yawežaw) | յաւեժաւք = յաւեժօք (yawežawkʻ = yawežōkʻ) |
| locative | յաւեժի (yaweži) | յաւէժս (yawēžs) |
Derived terms
- յաւեժակայ (yawežakay)
- յաւեժական (yawežakan)
- յաւերժահարսունք (yaweržaharsunkʻ)
- յաւերժաձիգ (yaweržajig)
- յաւէժաբար (yawēžabar)
- յաւէժագնաց (yawēžagnacʻ)
- յաւէժագոչ (yawēžagočʻ)
- յաւէժալոյս (yawēžaloys)
- յաւէժախաղաց (yawēžaxałacʻ)
- յաւէժակայ (yawēžakay)
- յաւէժական (yawēžakan)
- յաւէժակից (yawēžakicʻ)
- յաւէժակոյս (yawēžakoys)
- յաւէժամնամ (yawēžamnam)
- յաւէժանամ (yawēžanam)
- յաւէժապէս (yawēžapēs)
- յաւէժացուցանեմ (yawēžacʻucʻanem)
- յաւէժութիւն (yawēžutʻiwn)
- յաւէրժական (yawēržakan)
- յաւէրժահարսունք (yawēržaharsunkʻ)
- յաւէրժահրաշ (yawēržahraš)
- յաւէրժանամ (yawēržanam)
- յաւէրժապէս (yawēržapēs)
Related terms
- յաւէտ (yawēt)
Descendants
- → Armenian: հավերժ (haverž)
References
- ^ Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 198
- ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “յաւէժ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, pages 391–392
- ^ Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 895
Further reading
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “յաւէժ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ġazarean, Ṙubēn (2006) “յաւէժ”, in Grabari homanišneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Old Armenian Synonyms], Yerevan: University Press
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “յաւէժ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy