մժեխ

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

The origin is uncertain.[1]

Noun

մժեխ • (mžex)

  1. mosquito, gnat
    Synonym: կառաժուղ (kaṙažuł)

Declension
i-a-type
singular plural
nominative մժեխ (mžex) մժեխք (mžexkʻ)
genitive մժեխի (mžexi) մժեխաց (mžexacʻ)
dative մժեխի (mžexi) մժեխաց (mžexacʻ)
accusative մժեխ (mžex) մժեխս (mžexs)
ablative մժեխէ (mžexē) մժեխաց (mžexacʻ)
instrumental մժեխաւ (mžexaw) մժեխաւք = մժեխօք (mžexawkʻ = mžexōkʻ)
locative մժեխի (mžexi) մժեխս (mžexs)

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Middle Armenian: մժեխ (mžex), մժեժխ (mžežx), մժղեղ (mžġeġ), մժղեխկ (mžġexk), մեջեխ (meǰex), մնչեխ (mnčʻex), մնջեխ (mnǰex), մնճեխ (mnčex), մնճղեխ (mnčġex), մնճղուկ (mnčġuk)

References
  1. Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “մժեխ”, 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 315–316

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