աքիս
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Armenian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old Armenian աքիս (akʻis).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /aˈkʰis/ [ɑˈkʰis] invalid IPA characters (//[])
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /aˈkis/ [ɑˈkʰis] invalid IPA characters (//[])
Audio (Eastern Armenian) (file) - Hyphenation: ա‧քիս
Noun[edit]
աքիս • (akʻis)
- weasel, least weasel (Mustela nivalis)[1]
- Synonyms: ծմուկ (cmuk), մկնահարսնուկ (mknaharsnuk), կէլինճիկ (kēlinčik), մըշըղուլ (məšəġul) [Karabakh]
Declension[edit]
i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | աքիս (akʻis) | աքիսներ (akʻisner) | ||
| dative | աքիսի (akʻisi) | աքիսների (akʻisneri) | ||
| ablative | աքիսից (akʻisicʻ) | աքիսներից (akʻisnericʻ) | ||
| instrumental | աքիսով (akʻisov) | աքիսներով (akʻisnerov) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | աքիսը/աքիսն (akʻisə/akʻisn) | աքիսները/աքիսներն (akʻisnerə/akʻisnern) | ||
| dative | աքիսին (akʻisin) | աքիսներին (akʻisnerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | աքիսս (akʻiss) | աքիսներս (akʻisners) | ||
| dative | աքիսիս (akʻisis) | աքիսներիս (akʻisneris) | ||
| ablative | աքիսիցս (akʻisicʻs) | աքիսներիցս (akʻisnericʻs) | ||
| instrumental | աքիսովս (akʻisovs) | աքիսներովս (akʻisnerovs) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | աքիսդ (akʻisd) | աքիսներդ (akʻisnerd) | ||
| dative | աքիսիդ (akʻisid) | աքիսներիդ (akʻisnerid) | ||
| ablative | աքիսիցդ (akʻisicʻd) | աքիսներիցդ (akʻisnericʻd) | ||
| instrumental | աքիսովդ (akʻisovd) | աքիսներովդ (akʻisnerovd) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
Alternative forms[edit]
- աքյիս (akʻyis) — Moks
- աքիստ (akʻist) — Akhaltsikhe
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Turkish: akiz
References[edit]
- ^ Ġazaryan, Ṙ. S. (1998) “աքիս”, in Kendanineri anunneri hayeren-ṙuseren-latineren kargabanakan baṙaran. Girkʻ A. Katʻnasunner [An Armenian–Russian–Latin Taxonomic Dictionary of Animal Names. Book I. Mammals] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Pyunik, § 301, page 32
Old Armenian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
The origin is uncertain. Has been compared to Armenian ախազ (axaz, “ermine”), Sanskrit कशीका (kaśīkā, “weasel”), Persian خز (xaz, “marten”), Middle Persian [script needed] (kʾkwm /kākom/, “stoat”), Akkadian 𒅗𒆠𒋗 (/kakkišu/, “a small animal with a reputation for thievery, likely a type of rodent”), 𒀾𒋾𒆠𒋢 (/aštakissu/, “a rodent”), Proto-Turkic *kīĺ (“sable”) (whence e.g. Kazakh кіс (kıs)). To the comparison can also be added Kazakh ақкіс (aqkıs, “ermine”), presumably with ақ (aq, “white”).
Noun[edit]
աքիս • (akʻis)
- weasel, least weasel (Mustela nivalis)[1]
- 5th century, with changes and additions in later centuries, Baroyaxōs [Physiologus] Earliest recension (TR).24.2–3:[2]
- Բարոյախաւսն ասէ զաքսոյ, թէ այնպիսի ինչ բարք են․ զսերմ արուին ի բերանն առնու եւ յղանայ, եւ ընդ ականջսն ծնանի։
- Baroyaxawsn asē zakʻsoy, tʻē aynpisi inčʻ barkʻ en; zserm aruin i berann aṙnu ew yłanay, ew ənd akanǰsn cnani.
- Translation by Gohar Muradyan
- Phsyiologus says about the weasel that it has the following habit: it receives the sperm of the male through the mouth and conceives, and they give birth through the ears.
- Բարոյախաւսն ասէ զաքսոյ, թէ այնպիսի ինչ բարք են․ զսերմ արուին ի բերանն առնու եւ յղանայ, եւ ընդ ականջսն ծնանի։
Usage notes[edit]
- In the Physiologus, translates Ancient Greek γαλῆ (galê).
Declension[edit]
i-type
o-type
Derived terms[edit]
- մկնաքիս (mknakʻis)
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Ġazarean, Ṙ. S. (2000) “աքիս”, in Tʻosunean G. B., editor, Grabari baṙaran [Dictionary of Old Armenian] (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 235ab
- ^ Muradyan, Gohar (2005) Physiologus: The Greek and Armenian Versions with a Study of Translation Technique (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 6)[1], Leuven – Paris – Dudley: Peeters, pages 128, 157
Further reading[edit]
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “աքիս”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 370a
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “աքիս”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “աքիս”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, pages 106–107
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “akʿis”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, pages 159–162
- Mkrtčjan, N. A. (2005) Семитские языки и армянский [Semitic Languages and Armenian][2] (in Russian), Yerevan: Drazark, →ISBN, page 260
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “աքիս”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*k`i̯ū́ĺa”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
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