կրծեմ

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

The origin is uncertain. Some of the derivatives point to a full root *կուրծ- (*kurc-), but it may be a back-formation from կրծեմ (krcem).

Usually connected with Proto-Slavic *gryzti, Lithuanian gráužti (to gnaw), sometimes also Ancient Greek βρύχω (brúkhō, to gnash, grind the teeth), and derived from Proto-Indo-European *g⁽ʷ⁾ruǵ-, but because *g⁽ʷ⁾r- would yield Armenian երկ- (erk-),[1] one has to assume a metathesised variant *gurǵ- for Armenian.[2][3][4][5][6]

Perhaps a Semitic borrowing, ultimately from Proto-Semitic *qaraṣ- (to poke, prick), whence notably the Arabic roots ق ر ص (q-r-ṣ) related to pinching and stinging and ق ر ض (q-r-ḍ) related to cutting and gnawing and the Classical Syriac root ܩ-ܪ-ܨ (q-r-ṣ) related to stinging.

See also կուրծ (kurc).

Verb

կրծեմ • (krcem)

  1. (transitive) to gnaw, to nibble
  2. (transitive) to corrode, to canker
  3. (transitive) to eat, to consume, to destroy
  4. (transitive) to take or carry away by force (e.g. territories)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • կաշառակուրծ (kašaṙakurc)
  • կաշառակրծություն (kašaṙakrcutʻyun)
  • կրծլի (krcli)
  • կրծլութիւն (krclutʻiwn)

Descendants

  • Armenian: կրծել (krcel)

References

  1. Meillet, Antoine (1925) “Comptes Rendus”, in Bulletin de la Société de linguistique de Paris (in French), volume 26, number 80, page 213
  2. Müller, Friedrich (1890) “Armeniaca VI”, in Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Philosophisch-Historische Classe (in German), volume 122, page 4
  3. Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 462
  4. Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “կուրծ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 666ab
  5. J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1987) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun; naxagrayin žamanakašrǰan [History of the Armenian language: The Pre-Literary Period] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 173
  6. J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “կրծել”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, pages 434–435

Further reading

  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “կրծեմ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “կրծեմ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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