որջ

Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian որջ (orǰ).

Pronunciation

Noun

որջ • (orǰ)

  1. den, lair (retreat of a wild animal)
    գայլի որջgayli orǰwolf's lair
  2. (figuratively) den, lair (squalid dwelling or hideout)
    ավազակների որջavazakneri orǰden of thieves
  3. (figuratively) cell (small room used for isolation, as in a monastery or prison)

Declension

References

  • Dum-Tragut, Jasmine (2009) Armenian: Modern Eastern Armenian (London Oriental and African Language Library; 14), Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, pages 26–27

Old Armenian

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *por-ih₂- ~ *por-yo-, a derivative of *per- (to go through), and cognate with Ancient Greek πόρος (póros, opening, passage).[1][2]

Noun

որջ • (orǰ)

  1. den, lair

Declension

Derived terms

  • որջաբար (orǰabar)
  • որջաձեւ (orǰajew)
  • որջամուտ (orǰamut)
  • որջանամ (orǰanam)
  • որջասոյզ (orǰasoyz)
  • որջարան (orǰaran)
  • որջեմ (orǰem)
  • որջիմ (orǰim)

Descendants

  • Armenian: որջ (orǰ) (learned)

References

  1. Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, pages 192–193
  2. Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, pages 543–544

Further reading

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “որջ”, 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 587–588, unknown origin
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “որջ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “որջ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 609, unknown origin
  • Dervischjan, P. Seraphin (1877) Armeniaca I: Das Altarmenische (in German), Vienna: Mekhitarist Press, page 84, connecting with Ancient Greek λοχή (lokhḗ, lair of beasts), λόχος (lókhos, ambush, childbed), German Lager (lair) etc. These derive from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-, which cannot yield որջ (orǰ).
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