չամիչ

Armenian

Alternative forms
dialectal forms recorded in dialectological notation[1]

Etymology

From Old Armenian չամիչ (čʿamičʿ).

Pronunciation

Noun

չամիչ • (čʿamičʿ)

  1. dried grape, raisin

Declension
i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative չամիչ (čʿamičʿ) չամիչներ (čʿamičʿner)
dative չամչի (čʿamčʿi) չամիչների (čʿamičʿneri)
ablative չամչից (čʿamčʿicʿ) չամիչներից (čʿamičʿnericʿ)
instrumental չամչով (čʿamčʿov) չամիչներով (čʿamičʿnerov)
locative չամչում (čʿamčʿum) չամիչներում (čʿamičʿnerum)
definite forms
nominative չամիչը/չամիչն (čʿamičʿə/čʿamičʿn) չամիչները/չամիչներն (čʿamičʿnerə/čʿamičʿnern)
dative չամչին (čʿamčʿin) չամիչներին (čʿamičʿnerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative չամիչս (čʿamičʿs) չամիչներս (čʿamičʿners)
dative չամչիս (čʿamčʿis) չամիչներիս (čʿamičʿneris)
ablative չամչիցս (čʿamčʿicʿs) չամիչներիցս (čʿamičʿnericʿs)
instrumental չամչովս (čʿamčʿovs) չամիչներովս (čʿamičʿnerovs)
locative չամչումս (čʿamčʿums) չամիչներումս (čʿamičʿnerums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative չամիչդ (čʿamičʿd) չամիչներդ (čʿamičʿnerd)
dative չամչիդ (čʿamčʿid) չամիչներիդ (čʿamičʿnerid)
ablative չամչիցդ (čʿamčʿicʿd) չամիչներիցդ (čʿamičʿnericʿd)
instrumental չամչովդ (čʿamčʿovd) չամիչներովդ (čʿamičʿnerovd)
locative չամչումդ (čʿamčʿumd) չամիչներումդ (čʿamičʿnerumd)

Derived terms
  • չամիչխաղող (čʿamičʿxałoł)
  • չամչապուր (čʿamčʿapur)
  • չամչարակ (čʿamčʿarak)
  • չամչել (čʿamčʿel)
  • չամչենի (čʿamčʿeni)
  • չամչի (čʿamčʿi)
  • չամչկենի (čʿamčʿkeni)
  • չամչմել (čʿamčʿmel)

References
  1. Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1977), “չամիչ”, 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, page 623a

Old Armenian

Etymology

Usually considered of unknown origin.[1][2][3]

Probably a Semitic borrowing: compare Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܟܡܝܫܐ‎ (kmiša, “dried up, dry, shrivelled (of grapes in a drought)”),[4] ܟܡܫ‎ (kamiš, “to become dry, become scorched, dehydrate; to fade, wither, shrivel up, wilt”)[5][6]. Note that here k and š are both pronounced as an emphatic /t͡ʃ/.[7] Accordingly, these are usually transcribed as č̣mič̣a, č̣aməč̣.[8][9][10] Ačaṙyan treats the Assyrian Neo-Aramaic words as Armenian borrowings, but they have native origin from the Aramaic root ܟ-ܡ-ܫ‎ (k-m-š, “to wither”),[11][12][13] whence Aramaic / Classical Syriac [script needed] (kmyš) / ܟܡܝܫܐ‎ (kmyšʾ /kəmīšā/, “wrinkled”), Classical Syriac ܟܡܫܘܢܐ‎ (kmšwnˀ /kamšōnē/, “grape seed, dried raisin”).

Noun

չամիչ • (čʿamičʿ)

  1. dried grape, raisin

Declension
o-type
singular plural
nominative չամիչ (čʿamičʿ) չամիչք (čʿamičʿkʿ)
genitive չամչոյ (čʿamčʿoy) չամչոց (čʿamčʿocʿ)
dative չամչոյ (čʿamčʿoy) չամչոց (čʿamčʿocʿ)
accusative չամիչ (čʿamičʿ) չամիչս (čʿamičʿs)
ablative չամչոյ (čʿamčʿoy) չամչոց (čʿamčʿocʿ)
instrumental չամչով (čʿamčʿov) չամչովք (čʿamčʿovkʿ)
locative չամիչ (čʿamičʿ) չամիչս (čʿamičʿs)

Derived terms
  • չամչախունկ (čʿamčʿaxunk)
  • չամչեայ (čʿamčʿeay)
  • չամչեղէն (čʿamčʿełēn)
  • չամչռեմ (čʿamčʿṙem)

Descendants
  • Armenian: չամիչ (čʿamičʿ)
    • → Georgian: ჩამიჩი (čamiči)
    • → Romani: čamik
    • → Turkish: çamıç, çamiç, çemiç, cemiç, çemiş, çemit, çemin
    • → Udi: чамич (čamič)

References
  1. Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1977), “չամիչ”, 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, page 623a
  2. Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 948
  3. J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010), “չամիչ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 611a
  4. “ܡܝܫ”, in Sureth Dictionary‎, Association Assyrophile de France, accessed 2019-04-20
  5. “ܟܡܫ”, in Sureth Dictionary‎, Association Assyrophile de France, accessed 2019-04-20
  6. “ܟܡܫ”, in Sureth Dictionary‎, Association Assyrophile de France, accessed 2019-04-20
  7. Khan, Geoffrey (2008) The Neo-Aramaic Dialect of Barwar (Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1 The Near and Middle East; 96), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 62
  8. Kalašev, A. (1894) Russko-ajsorskij i ajsorsko-russkij slovarʹ [Russian–Assyrian and Assyrian–Russian Dictionary] (Sbornik materialov dlja opisanija městnostej i plemen Kavkaza; 20)‎, Tiflis, page 398b
  9. Napiorkowska, Lidia (2015) A Grammar of the Christian Neo-Aramaic Dialect of Diyana-Zariwaw (Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics; 81), Leiden, Boston: Brill, pages 526, 570
  10. Khan, Geoffrey (2016) The Neo-Aramaic Dialect of the Assyrian Christians of Urmi (Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics; 86), volume III, Leiden, Boston: Brill, pages 135, 136
  11. “ܟܡܫ”, in Sureth Dictionary‎, Association Assyrophile de France, accessed 2019-04-20
  12. “kmš”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2019-04-20
  13. Khan, Geoffrey (2008) The Neo-Aramaic Dialect of Barwar (Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1 The Near and Middle East; 96), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 278

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