Armenian

Verb

չիք • ‎(čʿikʿ)

1. there is not, there does not exist

Old Armenian

Etymology

չ- ‎(čʿ-) +‎ իք ‎(ikʿ)

Verb

չիք • ‎(čʿikʿ)

1. there is not, there does not exist

   չիք ոք‎ ― čʿikʿ okʿ ― there is nobody

   չիք ոք բարի բայց մի Աստուած‎ ― čʿikʿ okʿ bari baycʿ mi Astuac ― no one is good save God only

   զԲաբելոն իմ չիք տեսեալ‎ ― zBabelon im čʿikʿ teseal ― I have not seen Babylon

   չիք ոք չիք ուրեք‎ ― čʿikʿ okʿ čʿikʿ urekʿ ― there is no one

   չիք որ գիտիցէ զայդ‎ ― čʿikʿ or giticʿē zayd ― nobody knows that

   չիք ոք որ եղծանել կարէ‎ ― čʿikʿ okʿ or ełcanel karē ― no one can destroy it

   չիք ինչ‎ ― čʿikʿ inčʿ ― there is nothing

   չիք եւ չիք‎ ― čʿikʿ ew čʿikʿ ― indeed it is not

Noun

չիք • ‎(čʿikʿ)

1. nothing, nothingness; nullity

   առ չքի‎ ― aṙ čʿkʿi ― for want of

   ի չիք դարձուցանել‎ ― i čʿikʿ darjucʿanel ― to reduce to nothing, to annihilate

   չիք լինել, չիք յաչաց լինել‎ ― čʿikʿ linel, čʿikʿ yačʿacʿ linel ― to come to nothing, to be annihilated, dissipated, to disappear, to vanish

   չիք լուսնի‎ ― čʿikʿ lusni ― wane of the moon

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

• Armenian: չիք ‎(čʿikʿ)

References

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