խէչ

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

The origin is uncertain.

Ačaṙean considers an ablaut grade of խաչ (xačʿ), inherited from Proto-Indo-European.[1]

Noun

խէչ • (xēčʿ)

  1. prop, stay, support (for plants)
    խեչ դնել ― xečʿ dnel ― to support, to prop, to prop up, to shore

Declension
i-type
singular plural
nominative խէչ (xēčʿ) խէչք (xēčʿkʿ)
genitive խեչի (xečʿi) խեչից (xečʿicʿ)
dative խեչի (xečʿi) խեչից (xečʿicʿ)
accusative խէչ (xēčʿ) խէչս (xēčʿs)
ablative խեչէ (xečʿē) խեչից (xečʿicʿ)
instrumental խեչիւ (xečʿiw) խեչիւք (xečʿiwkʿ)
locative խեչի (xečʿi) խէչս (xēčʿs)
Note: The above declension is postulated by Nor Baṙgirkʿ Haykazean Lezui and is not attested.

Descendants
  • Armenian: խեչ (xečʿ)
    • →? Azerbaijani: haça
    • →? Turkish: haça
      • → Armenian: հա՛չա (háčʿa)
  • ⇒ Middle Armenian: խեչակ (xečʿak)
  • →⇒ Middle Georgian: ხეჩაკალი (xečaḳali)
  • →⇒ Laz: ხაჩკეტი (xaçǩeťi)

References
  1. Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1973), “խէչ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume II, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 362ab

Further reading
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “խէչ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Marr, N. (1912), “Ješče o slove „čelebi“ (K voprosu o kulʹturnom značenii kurdskoj narodnosti v istorii Perednej Azii)”, in Zapiski Vostočnovo otdelenija Russkovo arxeologičeskovo obščestva‎ (in Russian), volume 20 (1910), page 116 of 99–151
  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “խէչ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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