Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Armenian խլէզ (xlēz).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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խլեզ (xlez)

  1. lizard
    Synonym: մողես (moġes)
  2. (dialectal) slug
    Synonym: շողուկ (šoġuk)
    Coordinate term: խխունջ (xxunǰ)
  3. (dialectal, figuratively) worthless person

Declension

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i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative խլեզ (xlez) խլեզներ (xlezner)
dative խլեզի (xlezi) խլեզների (xlezneri)
ablative խլեզից (xlezicʻ) խլեզներից (xleznericʻ)
instrumental խլեզով (xlezov) խլեզներով (xleznerov)
locative
definite forms
nominative խլեզը/խլեզն (xlezə/xlezn) խլեզները/խլեզներն (xleznerə/xleznern)
dative խլեզին (xlezin) խլեզներին (xleznerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative խլեզս (xlezs) խլեզներս (xlezners)
dative խլեզիս (xlezis) խլեզներիս (xlezneris)
ablative խլեզիցս (xlezicʻs) խլեզներիցս (xleznericʻs)
instrumental խլեզովս (xlezovs) խլեզներովս (xleznerovs)
locative
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative խլեզդ (xlezd) խլեզներդ (xleznerd)
dative խլեզիդ (xlezid) խլեզներիդ (xleznerid)
ablative խլեզիցդ (xlezicʻd) խլեզներիցդ (xleznericʻd)
instrumental խլեզովդ (xlezovd) խլեզներովդ (xleznerovd)
locative

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Bläsing, Uwe (1992) Armenisches Lehngut im Türkeitürkischen am Beispiel von Hemşin (Dutch Studies in Armenian Language and Literature; 2) (in German), Amsterdam and Atlanta: Rodopi, § 146, page 81
  2. ^ Dankoff, Robert (1995) Armenian Loanwords in Turkish (Turcologica; 21), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, § 250, pages 62–63
  3. ^ Eren, Hasan (1999) “helez”, in Türk Dilinin Etimolojik Sözlüğü [Etymological Dictionary of the Turkish Language] (in Turkish), Ankara: Bizim Büro Basım Evi, page 176

Further reading

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1913) “խլէզ”, in Hayerēn gawaṙakan baṙaran [Armenian Provincial Dictionary] (Ēminean azgagrakan žoġovacu; 9) (in Armenian), Tiflis: Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages, page 470a
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “խլեզ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 373a
  • Sargsyan, Artem et al., editors (2002), “խլեզ”, in Hayocʻ lezvi barbaṙayin baṙaran [Dialectal Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume II, Yerevan: Hayastan, pages 328–329