իղձ

Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian իղձ (iłj)

Pronunciation

Noun

իղձ • (iġj)

  1. (literary) desire, wish

Declension

Synonyms

Old Armenian

Etymology

The origin is uncertain. Probably from Proto-Indo-European *Hiǵʰ-l- by metathesis. Cognates include Sanskrit ईहते (īhate, “to strive for, desire”), Avestan 𐬌𐬰𐬌𐬌𐬈𐬌𐬙𐬌 (iziieiti, “to desire”), 𐬀𐬉𐬰𐬀𐬵 (aēzah, “desire”), Ancient Greek ἰχαίνω (ikhaínō, “to crave”). Influenced by բաղձ (bałj).

Noun

իղձ • (iłj)

  1. desire, wish
    իղձ լինել ― iłj linel ― to wish for, to envy, to covet, to desire eagerly, to burn with envy, with impatience
    լնուլ զիղձս իւր ― lnul ziłjs iwr ― to satisfy one's desire, one's curiosity
  2. prayer
  3. magician, sorcerer, foreteller of events
  4. guessing, divination, prophecy

Declension

Derived terms

  • անըղձանալի (anəłjanali)
  • անիղձ (aniłj)
  • ըղձագոյն (əłjagoyn)
  • ըղձալի (əłjali)
  • ըղձալից (əłjalicʻ)
  • ըղձական (əłjakan)
  • ըղձականութիւն (əłjakanutʻiwn)
  • ըղձակերտ (əłjakert)
  • ըղձակերտեալ (əłjakerteal)
  • ըղձակերտութիւն (əłjakertutʻiwn)
  • ըղձաձայնութիւն (əłjajaynutʻiwn)
  • ըղձամ (əłjam)
  • ըղձանամ (əłjanam)
  • ըղձանք (əłjankʻ)
  • ըղձապատում (əłjapatum)
  • ըղձաւէտ (əłjawēt)
  • ըղձաւոր (əłjawor)
  • ըղձափափաք (əłjapʻapʻakʻ)
  • ըղձիկ (əłjik)
  • ըղձութիւն (əłjutʻiwn)
  • ըղձումն (əłjumn)
  • ղձալի (łjali)
  • ղձամ (łjam)
  • ղձանամ (łjanam)
  • ղձութիւն (łjutʻiwn)
  • ղձումն (łjumn)
  • նախըղձիկք (naxəłjikkʻ)
  • նախիղձիկք (naxiłjikkʻ)
  • ներըղձական (nerəłjakan)

Descendants

  • Armenian: իղձ (iġj)

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “իղձ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “իղձ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 301
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “իղձ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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