Armenian

Noun

վախճան • ‎(vaxčan)

1. end

   վախճան ունենալ‎ ― vaxčan unenal ― to end, to finish

2. death (end of life)

   վախճան տալ‎ ― vaxčan tal ― to kill, to cause death

3. ending, finish

Declension

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

• վաղճան ‎(vałčan)
• վաղջան ‎(vałǰan)

Etymology

The origin is uncertain. According to Bailey, the second part is identical with -ճան ‎(-čan).

Noun

վախճան • ‎(vaxčan)

1. end, term; end, scope, object; issue, event, end, result; accomplishment, finishing, conclusion, close; end, extremity; end, demise, decease, death, exit

   ցմեծ վախճան‎ ― cʿmec vaxčan ― long time, a long while

   ի վախճանի‎ ― i vaxčani ― in fine, finally, at last, at length, after all, in the last place

   ցվախճան‎ ― cʿvaxčan ― to the end

   ի վախճան ամին‎ ― i vaxčan amin ― at the year's end

   ի վախճանի աւուրց‎ ― i vaxčani awurcʿ ― in the future

   ի վախճան աւուրցս այսոցիկ‎ ― i vaxčan awurcʿs aysocʿik ― in these latter times

   վախճան բանիս‎ ― vaxčan banis ― in a word; the pith of my argument

   վախճան եհաս նմա‎ ― vaxčan ehas nma ― he died

   ընկալաւ զարժանահասն վախճան‎ ― ənkalaw zaržanahasn vaxčan ― he died as he merited

   ի վախճան կենաց իւրոց‎ ― i vaxčan kenacʿ iwrocʿ ― in his last days, towards the close of his life

   մերձ ի վախճան լինել‎ ― merj i vaxčan linel ― to be at one's final agony

   վախճան առնուլ‎ ― vaxčan aṙnul ― to draw to a close or end, to cease, to end, to expire

   վախճան առնել‎ ― vaxčan aṙnel ― to make an end of, to put an end or term to, to come to a conclusion, to decide, to end

   առնել զոք ի վախճան‎ ― aṙnel zokʿ i vaxčan ― to send to perdition, to put to death

   վախճան դնել‎ ― vaxčan dnel ― to bring to a close, to conclude, to terminate, to finish, to end

Declension

Adverb

վախճան • ‎(vaxčan)

1. in fine, finally, at last, at length, after all, in the last place

Derived terms

Descendants

• Armenian: վախճան ‎(vaxčan)
• Georgian: ოხჭანი ‎(oxč̣ani)

References

• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “վախճան”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “վախճան”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “վախճան”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
• Bailey, H. W. (1979), “daṃjanai”, in Dictionary of Khotan Saka, Cambridge, London, New York, Melbourne: Cambridge University press, page 151a