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օձ

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Armenian

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Մի սև օձ (Mi sew ōj, A black snake)

Etymology

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From Old Armenian օձ (ōj).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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օձ (ōj)

  1. snake, serpent

Declension

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i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative օձ (ōj) օձեր (ōjer)
dative օձի (ōji) օձերի (ōjeri)
ablative օձից (ōjicʻ) օձերից (ōjericʻ)
instrumental օձով (ōjov) օձերով (ōjerov)
locative
definite forms
nominative օձը/օձն (ōjə/ōjn) օձերը/օձերն (ōjerə/ōjern)
dative օձին (ōjin) օձերին (ōjerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative օձս (ōjs) օձերս (ōjers)
dative օձիս (ōjis) օձերիս (ōjeris)
ablative օձիցս (ōjicʻs) օձերիցս (ōjericʻs)
instrumental օձովս (ōjovs) օձերովս (ōjerovs)
locative
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative օձդ (ōjd) օձերդ (ōjerd)
dative օձիդ (ōjid) օձերիդ (ōjerid)
ablative օձիցդ (ōjicʻd) օձերիցդ (ōjericʻd)
instrumental օձովդ (ōjovd) օձերովդ (ōjerovd)
locative

Old Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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The original spelling is աւձ (awj), from Proto-Armenian *awǵʰi, from *anʷgi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éngʷʰis (snake).

Noun

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օձ (ōj)

  1. snake, serpent
    • 5th century, with changes and additions in later centuries, Baroyaxōs [Physiologus] Earliest recension (TR).6.17:[1]
      Այլ գոյ ինչ եւ յաւձին բարի, զի իմաստուն է․ եւ յառեւծն, զի հզաւր է․ եւ յոչխարն, զի հանդարտ է։
      Ayl goy inčʻ ew yawjin bari, zi imastun ē; ew yaṙewcn, zi hzawr ē; ew yočʻxarn, zi handart ē.
      • Translation by Gohar Muradyan
        But there is something good in the serpent, for it is wise, and in the lion too, for it is mighty, and in the sheep, for it is gentle.

Usage notes

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  • In the Physiologus, translates Ancient Greek ὄφις (óphis).

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: օձ (ōj)

References

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  1. ^ 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 97, 145

Further reading

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “օձ”, 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) “օձ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “awj”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 153
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “օձ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy