նաժիշտ
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Armenian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Learned borrowing from Old Armenian նաժիշտ (nažišt).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /naˈʒiʃt/ [nɑˈʒiʃt] invalid IPA characters (//[])
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /naˈʒiʃd/ [nɑˈʒiʃt] invalid IPA characters (//[])
Audio (Eastern Armenian) (file) - Hyphenation: նա‧ժիշտ
Noun[edit]
նաժիշտ • (nažišt)
- (archaic) maidservant, housemaid
- (archaic) lady's maid
Declension[edit]
i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | նաժիշտ (nažišt) | նաժիշտներ (nažištner) | ||
| dative | նաժիշտի (nažišti) | նաժիշտների (nažištneri) | ||
| ablative | նաժիշտից (nažišticʻ) | նաժիշտներից (nažištnericʻ) | ||
| instrumental | նաժիշտով (nažištov) | նաժիշտներով (nažištnerov) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | նաժիշտը/նաժիշտն (nažištə/nažištn) | նաժիշտները/նաժիշտներն (nažištnerə/nažištnern) | ||
| dative | նաժիշտին (nažištin) | նաժիշտներին (nažištnerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | նաժիշտս (nažišts) | նաժիշտներս (nažištners) | ||
| dative | նաժիշտիս (nažištis) | նաժիշտներիս (nažištneris) | ||
| ablative | նաժիշտիցս (nažišticʻs) | նաժիշտներիցս (nažištnericʻs) | ||
| instrumental | նաժիշտովս (nažištovs) | նաժիշտներովս (nažištnerovs) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | նաժիշտդ (nažištd) | նաժիշտներդ (nažištnerd) | ||
| dative | նաժիշտիդ (nažištid) | նաժիշտներիդ (nažištnerid) | ||
| ablative | նաժիշտիցդ (nažišticʻd) | նաժիշտներիցդ (nažištnericʻd) | ||
| instrumental | նաժիշտովդ (nažištovd) | նաժիշտներովդ (nažištnerovd) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
Old Armenian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Iranian *nā̆ǰištā-, which can be analyzed either as “standing in a stooping posture” or “standing around”.[1] Compare also Proto-Iranian *názdištah.
Noun[edit]
նաժիշտ • (nažišt)
- maid-servant; female slave
Declension[edit]
i-a-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | նաժիշտ (nažišt) | նաժիշտք (nažištkʻ) | |
| genitive | նաժշտի (nažšti) | նաժշտաց (nažštacʻ) | |
| dative | նաժշտի (nažšti) | նաժշտաց (nažštacʻ) | |
| accusative | նաժիշտ (nažišt) | նաժիշտս (nažišts) | |
| ablative | նաժշտէ (nažštē) | նաժշտաց (nažštacʻ) | |
| instrumental | նաժշտաւ (nažštaw) | նաժշտաւք = նաժշտօք (nažštawkʻ = nažštōkʻ) | |
| locative | նաժշտի (nažšti) | նաժիշտս (nažišts) |
Derived terms[edit]
- նաժշտաբար (nažštabar)
Descendants[edit]
- → Armenian: նաժիշտ (nažišt) (learned)
References[edit]
- ^ Perixanjan, A. G. (1993) Материалы к этимологическому словарю древнеармянского языка. Часть I [Materials for the Etymological Dictionary of the Old Armenian Language. Part 1][1] (in Russian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 61
Further reading[edit]
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “նաժիշտ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “նաժիշտ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “նաժիշտ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
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