նժոյգ
Old Armenian
Alternative forms
- նոյժիկ (noyžik)
- նշոգ (nšog)
- նժոյք (nžoykʻ)
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Median *nižōg or Parthian [Term?] (/*nižōg/), from Proto-Iranian *nižaugah (“male horse”, literally “ejecting seminal fluid”), from the prefix *niž- (“out, away”) + the participle of *aug- / *auǰ- (“to be wet; to emit fluids; to sprinkle”). See also վարուժան (varužan).
Noun
նժոյգ • (nžoyg)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | նժոյգ (nžoyg) | նժոյգք (nžoygkʻ) |
| genitive | նժուգի (nžugi) | նժուգից (nžugicʻ) |
| dative | նժուգի (nžugi) | նժուգից (nžugicʻ) |
| accusative | նժոյգ (nžoyg) | նժոյգս (nžoygs) |
| ablative | նժուգէ (nžugē) | նժուգից (nžugicʻ) |
| instrumental | նժուգիւ (nžugiw) | նժուգիւք (nžugiwkʻ) |
| locative | նժուգի (nžugi) | նժոյգս (nžoygs) |
i-a-type plural instrumental նժուգօք (nžugōkʻ) is also attested
Synonyms
Derived terms
- նժոյգաձիգ (nžoygajig)
- նժուգաւոր (nžugawor)
Descendants
- Armenian: նժույգ (nžuyg)
References
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “նժոյգ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “նժոյգ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “նժոյգ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Perixanjan, A. G. (1993) Материалы к этимологическому словарю древнеармянского языка. Часть I [Materials for the Etymological Dictionary of the Old Armenian Language. Part 1][1] (in Russian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 69