Old Armenian

Pronoun

զինչ • ‎(zinčʿ)

1. (interrogative) who? which? what? how? why?

   զի՞նչ կերիցուք, կամ զի՞նչ արբցուք, կամ զի՞նչ զգեցցուք‎ ― zi^?nčʿ kericʿukʿ, kam zi^?nčʿ arbcʿukʿ, kam zi^?nčʿ zgecʿcʿukʿ ― what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, or what ye shall put on?

   զ՞ինչ է ինձ‎ ― z^?inčʿ ē inj ― what does it matter?

   զի՞նչ կամիք‎ ― zi^?nčʿ kamikʿ ― what do you like?

   զի՞նչ խնդրէք‎ ― zi^?nčʿ xndrēkʿ ― what are you seeking?

   զի՞նչ աղագաւ‎ ― zi^?nčʿ ałagaw ― why? for what cause?

   զի՞նչ օրինակ‎ ― zi^?nčʿ ōrinak ― in what manner?

   զի՞նչ ասիցեն‎ ― zi^?nčʿ asicʿen ― what will they say?

   զի՞նչ ինչ‎ ― zi^?nčʿ inčʿ ― what?

   զի՞նչ ինչ առնել էր եւ ես ոչ արարի‎ ― zi^?nčʿ inčʿ aṙnel ēr ew es očʿ arari ― what is that which I ought to have done and have not done?

   զի՞նչ ապա‎ ― zi^?nčʿ apa ― what? what then?

   զի՞նչ ժամ է‎ ― zi^?nčʿ žam ē ― what o'clock is it?

   զի՞նչ ասէ‎ ― zi^?nčʿ asē ― what says he?

   առ զի՞նչ իցէ‎ ― aṙ zi^?nčʿ icʿē ― to what purpose?

2. (relative) that, which, what

   զինչ եւ իցէ‎ ― zinčʿ ew icʿē ― whatever, whichever

   զինչ էն/էին/էումն‎ ― zinčʿ ēn/ēin/ēumn ― nature, substance, state of a thing

Derived terms

References

• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “զինչ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “զինչ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “զինչ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy