իղձ

Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian իղձ (iłj)

Pronunciation

Noun

իղձ • (iġj)

  1. (literary) desire, wish

Declension

Synonyms

Old Armenian

Etymology

The origin is uncertain. Probably from Proto-Indo-European *Hiǵʰ-l- by metathesis. Cognates include Sanskrit ईहते (īhate, to strive for, desire), Avestan 𐬌𐬰𐬌𐬌𐬈𐬌𐬙𐬌 (iziieiti, to desire), 𐬀𐬉𐬰𐬀𐬵 (aēzah, desire), Ancient Greek ἰχαίνω (ikhaínō, to crave). Influenced by բաղձ (bałj).

Noun

իղձ • (iłj)

  1. desire, wish
    իղձ լինելiłj linelto wish for, to envy, to covet, to desire eagerly, to burn with envy, with impatience
    լնուլ զիղձս իւրlnul ziłjs iwrto satisfy one's desire, one's curiosity
  2. prayer
  3. magician, sorcerer, foreteller of events
  4. guessing, divination, prophecy

Declension

Derived terms

  • անըղձանալի (anəłjanali)
  • անիղձ (aniłj)
  • ըղձագոյն (əłjagoyn)
  • ըղձալի (əłjali)
  • ըղձալից (əłjalicʻ)
  • ըղձական (əłjakan)
  • ըղձականութիւն (əłjakanutʻiwn)
  • ըղձակերտ (əłjakert)
  • ըղձակերտեալ (əłjakerteal)
  • ըղձակերտութիւն (əłjakertutʻiwn)
  • ըղձաձայնութիւն (əłjajaynutʻiwn)
  • ըղձամ (əłjam)
  • ըղձանամ (əłjanam)
  • ըղձանք (əłjankʻ)
  • ըղձապատում (əłjapatum)
  • ըղձաւէտ (əłjawēt)
  • ըղձաւոր (əłjawor)
  • ըղձափափաք (əłjapʻapʻakʻ)
  • ըղձիկ (əłjik)
  • ըղձութիւն (əłjutʻiwn)
  • ըղձումն (əłjumn)
  • ղձալի (łjali)
  • ղձամ (łjam)
  • ղձանամ (łjanam)
  • ղձութիւն (łjutʻiwn)
  • ղձումն (łjumn)
  • նախըղձիկք (naxəłjikkʻ)
  • նախիղձիկք (naxiłjikkʻ)
  • ներըղձական (nerəłjakan)

Descendants

  • Armenian: իղձ (iġj)

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “իղձ”, 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) “իղձ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 301
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “իղձ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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