մժեխ

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

The origin is uncertain.[1]

Noun

մժեխ • (mžex)

  1. mosquito
    Synonym: կառաժուղ (kaṙažuł)

Declension
i-a-type
singular plural
nominative մժեխ (mžex) մժեխք (mžexkʿ)
genitive մժեխի (mžexi) մժեխաց (mžexacʿ)
dative մժեխի (mžexi) մժեխաց (mžexacʿ)
accusative մժեխ (mžex) մժեխս (mžexs)
ablative մժեխէ (mžexē) մժեխաց (mžexacʿ)
instrumental մժեխաւ (mžexaw) մժեխաւք = մժեխօք (mžexawkʿ = mžexōkʿ)
locative մժեխի (mžexi) մժեխս (mžexs)

Derived terms
  • մժղուկ (mžłuk)

Descendants
  • Middle Armenian: մժեխ (mžex), մժեժխ (mžežx), մժղեղ (mžłeł), մժղեխկ (mžłexk), մեջեխ (meǰex), մնչեխ (mnčʿex), մնջեխ (mnǰex), մնճեխ (mnčex), մնճղեխ (mnčłex), մնճղուկ (mnčłuk)

References
  1. Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1977), “մժեխ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume III, 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, pages 315–316

Further reading
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “մժեխ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “մժեխ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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