ահ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ah"

Armenian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Armenian ահ (ah).

Pronunciation

Noun

ահ • (ah)

  1. fear, fright; dread, terror; anxiety
    ահ ու սարսափ ― ah u sarsapʿ ― terror

Declension

Synonyms

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

  • արհ- (arh-) – in some compounds

Etymology

The earlier form was *արհ (*arh) as proven by some compounds and Old Georgian ზარი (zari). A Middle Iranian borrowing: compare Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾhl /āhr/, “dread, fury”), Avestan 𐬁𐬌𐬚𐬌𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬥𐬙-‎ (āiθiuuant-, “freightening”).[1][2] For the loss of -ր- (-r-) compare բահ (bah).

Noun

ահ • (ah)

  1. fear, dread, fright, terror
    ահ արկանել ― ah arkanel ― to frighten, to terrify, to intimidate
    յահի լինել՝ զահի հարկանիլ ― yahi linel, zahi harkanil ― to fear, to be seized with alarm
    առ ահի ― aṙ ahi ― for fear, lest
    ահ ընդ ահ ― ah ənd ah ― with fear, with a timid air
    զահի հարկանիմ, հարայ ― zahi harkanim, haray ― to dread, to fear much

Usage notes

Has the combining forms ահ- (ah-), արհ- (arh-) and ահի- (ahi-).

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • արհաւիրք (arhawirkʿ)

Descendants

  • Armenian: ահ (ah)
  • → Old Georgian: ზარი (zari)

References

  1. Benveniste, Émile (1945), “Etudes iraniennes”, in Transactions of the Philological Society (in French), volume 44, issue 1, →DOI, pages 74f
  2. Bailey, H. W. (1956), “Armeno-Indoiranica”, in Transactions of the Philological Society‎, volume 55, issue 1, page 89

Further reading

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “ահ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “ահ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “ահ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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