ողջախոհութիւն

Old Armenian

Etymology

From ողջախոհ (ołǰaxoh) +‎ -ութիւն (-utʻiwn). Calque of Ancient Greek σωφροσύνη (sōphrosúnē).

Noun

ողջախոհութիւն • (ołǰaxohutʻiwn)

  1. soundness of mind, prudence, discretion; sanity
    • second half of 5th century or 6th century, Girkʻ Pitoyicʻ [Book of Chries]:[1]
      զանձն յիմաստութիւն եւ յողջախոհութիւն, յարութիւն եւ յարդարութիւն
      zanjn yimastutʻiwn ew yołǰaxohutʻiwn, yarutʻiwn ew yardarutʻiwn
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. moderation in sensual desires, self-control, temperance

Usage notes

In the Book of Chries, translates Ancient Greek σωφροσύνη (sōphrosúnē).[2]

Declension

n-type
singular plural
nominative ողջախոհութիւն (ołǰaxohutʻiwn) ողջախոհութիւնք (ołǰaxohutʻiwnkʻ)
genitive ողջախոհութեան (ołǰaxohutʻean) ողջախոհութեանց (ołǰaxohutʻeancʻ)
dative ողջախոհութեան (ołǰaxohutʻean) ողջախոհութեանց (ołǰaxohutʻeancʻ)
accusative ողջախոհութիւն (ołǰaxohutʻiwn) ողջախոհութիւնս (ołǰaxohutʻiwns)
ablative ողջախոհութենէ (ołǰaxohutʻenē) ողջախոհութեանց (ołǰaxohutʻeancʻ)
instrumental ողջախոհութեամբ (ołǰaxohutʻeamb) ողջախոհութեամբք (ołǰaxohutʻeambkʻ)
locative ողջախոհութեան (ołǰaxohutʻean) ողջախոհութիւնս (ołǰaxohutʻiwns)

Descendants

  • Armenian: ողջախոհություն (oġǰaxohutʻyun) (learned)

References

  1. ^ Muradyan, Gohar (1993) Girkʻ pitoyicʻ [Book of Chreia]‎[1], Yerevan: Academy Press, critical text with introduction and commentary, pages 95, lines 15–16
  2. ^ Muradyan, Gohar (2005) Physiologus: The Greek and Armenian Versions with a Study of Translation Technique (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 6)‎[2], Leuven – Paris – Dudley: Peeters, page 62

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