քաջ

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Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Armenian քաջ (kʻaǰ).

Pronunciation[edit]

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Adjective[edit]

քաջ (kʻaǰ) (superlative ամենաքաջ)

  1. brave, courageous
    քաջ զինվորkʻaǰ zinvorbrave soldier
  2. good; excellent
    քաջ առողջությունkʻaǰ aṙoġǰutʻyungood health

Declension[edit]

Noun[edit]

քաջ (kʻaǰ)

  1. man of courage

Declension[edit]

Adverb[edit]

քաջ (kʻaǰ)

  1. excellently; perfectly (well)
    քաջ գիտակցելkʻaǰ gitakcʻelto know perfectly well

Old Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

The origin is uncertain.

Adjective[edit]

քաջ (kʻaǰ)

  1. good; excellent
  2. noble, distinguished, eminent; good, honest, worthy
    քաջ արանցkʻaǰ arancʻemperor, Caesar, Augustus
  3. brave, gallant, valiant, courageous, intrepid, valorous, manful, stout, bold, daring
    քաջ լե՛րkʻaǰ lércourage! be of good cheer!
    • 5th century, Agatʿangełos, Patmutʿiwn Hayocʿ [History of the Armenians] 127:[1]
      քաջութիւն հասցէ ձեզ ի քաջէն Վահագնէ ամենայն Հայոց աշխարհիս
      kʻaǰutʻiwn hascʻē jez i kʻaǰēn Vahagnē amenayn Hayocʻ ašxarhis
      • Translation by R. W. Thomson
        may there be [] valor from valiant Vahagn to you and all our land of Armenia
  4. clever, excelling in, of good abilities, fit for

Declension[edit]

Noun[edit]

քաջ (kʻaǰ)

  1. hero; tutelar genius
  2. (Armenian mythology) kaj

Declension[edit]

Adverb[edit]

քաջ (kʻaǰ)

  1. good, well, right, suitably, very, much, very much
    քաջ ի բացkʻaǰ i bacʻvery far; very, much, much more
    կարի քաջ, կարի իսկ քաջkari kʻaǰ, kari isk kʻaǰvery well, as well as can be
    քաջ էkʻaǰ ēthat will do, that is settled; well, very well!
    վաղ քաջvał kʻaǰvery early

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Armenian: քաջ (kʻaǰ), քաջք (kʻaǰkʻ)
  • Cappadocian Greek: κατσόρα (katsóra)
  • Georgian: ქაჯი (kaǯi)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Thomson, R. W. (1976) Agathangelos, History of the Armenians[1], Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, pages 138–139

Further reading[edit]

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “քաջ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “քաջ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “քաջ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press