գեղձ
See also: գեղձք
Armenian
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Old Armenian գեղձ (gełj)
Noun
գեղձ • (gełj)
- convolvulus
- գեղձ բարձրաձիգ ― gełj barjrajig ― Smilax excelsa L.
- Alternative form of գեղձի (gełji)
Declension
i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | գեղձ (gełj) | գեղձեր (gełjer) | ||
| dative | գեղձի (gełji) | գեղձերի (gełjeri) | ||
| ablative | գեղձից (gełjicʿ) | գեղձերից (gełjericʿ) | ||
| instrumental | գեղձով (gełjov) | գեղձերով (gełjerov) | ||
| locative | գեղձում (gełjum) | գեղձերում (gełjerum) | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | գեղձը/գեղձն (gełjə/gełjn) | գեղձերը/գեղձերն (gełjerə/gełjern) | ||
| dative | գեղձին (gełjin) | գեղձերին (gełjerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | գեղձս (gełjs) | գեղձերս (gełjers) | ||
| dative | գեղձիս (gełjis) | գեղձերիս (gełjeris) | ||
| ablative | գեղձիցս (gełjicʿs) | գեղձերիցս (gełjericʿs) | ||
| instrumental | գեղձովս (gełjovs) | գեղձերովս (gełjerovs) | ||
| locative | գեղձումս (gełjums) | գեղձերումս (gełjerums) | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | գեղձդ (gełjd) | գեղձերդ (gełjerd) | ||
| dative | գեղձիդ (gełjid) | գեղձերիդ (gełjerid) | ||
| ablative | գեղձիցդ (gełjicʿd) | գեղձերիցդ (gełjericʿd) | ||
| instrumental | գեղձովդ (gełjovd) | գեղձերովդ (gełjerovd) | ||
| locative | գեղձումդ (gełjumd) | գեղձերումդ (gełjerumd) | ||
Derived terms
- գեղձի (gełji)
Etymology 2
Learned borrowing from Old Armenian գեղձք (gełjkʿ)
Declension
i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | գեղձ (gełj) | գեղձեր (gełjer) | ||
| dative | գեղձի (gełji) | գեղձերի (gełjeri) | ||
| ablative | գեղձից (gełjicʿ) | գեղձերից (gełjericʿ) | ||
| instrumental | գեղձով (gełjov) | գեղձերով (gełjerov) | ||
| locative | գեղձում (gełjum) | գեղձերում (gełjerum) | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | գեղձը/գեղձն (gełjə/gełjn) | գեղձերը/գեղձերն (gełjerə/gełjern) | ||
| dative | գեղձին (gełjin) | գեղձերին (gełjerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | գեղձս (gełjs) | գեղձերս (gełjers) | ||
| dative | գեղձիս (gełjis) | գեղձերիս (gełjeris) | ||
| ablative | գեղձիցս (gełjicʿs) | գեղձերիցս (gełjericʿs) | ||
| instrumental | գեղձովս (gełjovs) | գեղձերովս (gełjerovs) | ||
| locative | գեղձումս (gełjums) | գեղձերումս (gełjerums) | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | գեղձդ (gełjd) | գեղձերդ (gełjerd) | ||
| dative | գեղձիդ (gełjid) | գեղձերիդ (gełjerid) | ||
| ablative | գեղձիցդ (gełjicʿd) | գեղձերիցդ (gełjericʿd) | ||
| instrumental | գեղձովդ (gełjovd) | գեղձերովդ (gełjerovd) | ||
| locative | գեղձումդ (gełjumd) | գեղձերումդ (gełjerumd) | ||
Old Armenian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Armenian *gel- (“to twist; to squeeze”), from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to twist, wind, turn”), whence գելում (gelum, “to twist”), grown with -ձ (-j).[1][2][3] Compare Latin con-volvulus. See also գաղձն (gałjn).
Descendants
- Armenian: գեղձ (gełj)
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “գեղձ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Ačaṙyan, Hračʿya (1940) Hayocʿ lezvi patmutʿyun [History of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 42–43
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 203
Further reading
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “գեղձ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “գեղձ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
Etymology 2
From Proto-Indo-European *welh₁- (“to choose; to want”), grown with -ձ (-j).[1][2]
Synonyms
- իղձ (iłj)
Derived terms
- գեղձամ (gełjam)
- գեղձանիմ (gełjanim)
- գեղձանք (gełjankʿ)
- գեղձիմ (gełjim)
- գեղձումն (gełjumn)
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971), “գեղձ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume I, 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, pages 535ab
- Ačaṙyan, Hračʿya (1940) Hayocʿ lezvi patmutʿyun [History of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 44–45
Further reading
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836), “գեղձ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume I, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 539b
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “գեղձ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 115b
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