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խուրձ
խուրձ
Armenian
Noun
խուրձ • (xurj)
Declension
i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | խուրձ (xurj) | խրձեր (xrjer) | ||
| dative | խրձի (xrji) | խրձերի (xrjeri) | ||
| ablative | խրձից (xrjicʿ) | խրձերից (xrjericʿ) | ||
| instrumental | խրձով (xrjov) | խրձերով (xrjerov) | ||
| locative | խրձում (xrjum) | խրձերում (xrjerum) | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | խուրձը/խուրձն (xurjə/xurjn) | խրձերը/խրձերն (xrjerə/xrjern) | ||
| dative | խրձին (xrjin) | խրձերին (xrjerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | խուրձս (xurjs) | խրձերս (xrjers) | ||
| dative | խրձիս (xrjis) | խրձերիս (xrjeris) | ||
| ablative | խրձիցս (xrjicʿs) | խրձերիցս (xrjericʿs) | ||
| instrumental | խրձովս (xrjovs) | խրձերովս (xrjerovs) | ||
| locative | խրձումս (xrjums) | խրձերումս (xrjerums) | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | խուրձդ (xurjd) | խրձերդ (xrjerd) | ||
| dative | խրձիդ (xrjid) | խրձերիդ (xrjerid) | ||
| ablative | խրձիցդ (xrjicʿd) | խրձերիցդ (xrjericʿd) | ||
| instrumental | խրձովդ (xrjovd) | խրձերովդ (xrjerovd) | ||
| locative | խրձումդ (xrjumd) | խրձերումդ (xrjerumd) | ||
Old Armenian
Etymology
The origin is uncertain. The earlier form was *խուրձն (*xurjn) as demonstrated by the n-type declension and the descendants in the dialects of Agulis and Karabakh.
Noun
խուրձ • (xurj)
- bundle, faggot, bunch, package, packet
- խուրձ փայտի ― xurj pʿayti ― fascine of wood
- խուրձ խոտոյ ― xurj xotoy ― truss of hay
- խուրձ ցորենոյ ― xurj cʿorenoy ― sheaf of corn
- խուրձ թղթոց ― xurj tʿłtʿocʿ ― file or bundle of papers
Declension
n-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | խուրձ (xurj) | խրձունք (xrjunkʿ) | |
| genitive | խրձան (xrjan) | խրձանց (xrjancʿ) | |
| dative | խրձան (xrjan) | խրձանց (xrjancʿ) | |
| accusative | խուրձ (xurj) | խրձունս (xrjuns) | |
| ablative | խրձանէ (xrjanē) | խրձանց (xrjancʿ) | |
| instrumental | խրձամբ (xrjamb) | խրձամբք (xrjambkʿ) | |
| locative | խրձան (xrjan) | խրձունս (xrjuns) | |
| the word has an n-type declension, which points to an original *խուրձն (*xurjn) nominative | |||
Synonyms
- տրցակ (trcʿak)
Derived terms
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Descendants
- Armenian: խուրձ (xurj)
References
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “խուրձ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “խուրձ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “խուրձ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935