ագահ
Armenian
Etymology
From Old Armenian ագահ (agah).
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [ɑɡɑ́h]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [ɑkʰɑ́h]
Audio (Eastern Armenian) (file)
Adjective
ագահ • (agah) (superlative ամենաագահ)
- avaricious, covetous, greedy
- gluttonous, insatiable
- miserly, parsimonious, stingy
- (colloquial) craving, hankering, yearning
Declension
nominalized, i-type (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ագահ (agah) | ագահներ (agahner) | ||
| dative | ագահի (agahi) | ագահների (agahneri) | ||
| ablative | ագահից (agahicʻ) | ագահներից (agahnericʻ) | ||
| instrumental | ագահով (agahov) | ագահներով (agahnerov) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | ագահը/ագահն (agahə/agahn) | ագահները/ագահներն (agahnerə/agahnern) | ||
| dative | ագահին (agahin) | ագահներին (agahnerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | ագահս (agahs) | ագահներս (agahners) | ||
| dative | ագահիս (agahis) | ագահներիս (agahneris) | ||
| ablative | ագահիցս (agahicʻs) | ագահներիցս (agahnericʻs) | ||
| instrumental | ագահովս (agahovs) | ագահներովս (agahnerovs) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | ագահդ (agahd) | ագահներդ (agahnerd) | ||
| dative | ագահիդ (agahid) | ագահներիդ (agahnerid) | ||
| ablative | ագահիցդ (agahicʻd) | ագահներիցդ (agahnericʻd) | ||
| instrumental | ագահովդ (agahovd) | ագահներովդ (agahnerovd) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
Derived terms
- ագահորեն (agahoren)
Related terms
- ագահություն (agahutʻyun)
Old Armenian
Etymology
The earlier form is *ագարհ (*agarh), an Iranian borrowing, probably ultimately from Proto-Iranian *ā-gr̥d-: compare Avestan 𐬔𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬜𐬀 (gərəδa, “greedy”), Sanskrit गृध्र (gṛdhra, “desiring greedily or fervently; vulture”), as well as the Iranian loanword – Old Georgian ანგაჰრი (angahri), ანგარი (angari, “avaricious”).[1][2][3]
Adjective
ագահ • (agah)
- avaricious, greedy
- դժոխային ագահ ― džoxayin agah ― very greedy, insatiably avaricious
Declension
i-a-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ագահ (agah) | ագահք (agahkʻ) | |
| genitive | ագահի (agahi) | ագահաց (agahacʻ) | |
| dative | ագահի (agahi) | ագահաց (agahacʻ) | |
| accusative | ագահ (agah) | ագահս (agahs) | |
| ablative | ագահէ (agahē) | ագահաց (agahacʻ) | |
| instrumental | ագահաւ (agahaw) | ագահաւք = ագահօք (agahawkʻ = agahōkʻ) | |
| locative | ագահի (agahi) | ագահս (agahs) |
Derived terms
- ագահագոյն (agahagoyn)
- ագահակամք (agahakamkʻ)
- ագահական (agahakan)
- ագահամիտ (agahamit)
- ագահանամ (agahanam)
- ագահեմ (agahem)
- ագահութիւն (agahutʻiwn)
- որկորագահ (orkoragah)
- որկրագահ (orkragah)
Descendants
- Armenian: ագահ (agah)
References
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1987) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun; naxagrayin žamanakašrǰan [History of the Armenian language: The Pre-Literary Period] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 512
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “ագահ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 19b
- Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 862
Further reading
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ագահ”, 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) “ագահ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 474
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ագահ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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