առաջ

Etymology

From Old Armenian առաջ (aṙaǰ).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [ɑˈrɑt͡ʃʰ]

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Noun

առաջ • (aṙaǰ)

1. front part; front, anterior

Adverb

առաջ • (aṙaǰ)

1. forward

   Ես առաջ եմ քայլելու։ ― Es aṙaǰ em kʿaylelu. ― I will walk forward.

Postposition

առաջ • (aṙaǰ)

1. before

   Ուտելուց առաջ ձեռքերը պետք է լվանալ։ ― Utelucʿ aṙaǰ jeṙkʿerə petkʿ ē lvanal. ― One should wash his hands before eating.

Etymology

From the preposition առ (aṙ) +‎ աջ (aǰ).

Noun

առաջ • (aṙaǰ)

1. front part; front, anterior

   յառաջոյ, յառաջոյ կողմանէ ― yaṙaǰoy, yaṙaǰoy kołmanē ― before, in front, at the head of

   զառաջս ունել, առնուլ ― zaṙaǰs unel, aṙnul ― to obviate, to be beforehand, to prevent

   առաջ նաւու ― aṙaǰ nawu ― head, prow, bow of a ship

   ընդ առաջ գնալ, ելանել ― ənd aṙaǰ gnal, elanel ― to go to meet

2. branch, division

   առաջք գետոյ ― aṙaǰkʿ getoy ― arm of a river

   առաջ զօրաց ― aṙaǰ zōracʿ ― division of forces

References

• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “առաջ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “առաջ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “առաջ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
• Martirosyan, Hrach (2010), “aṙaǰ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 104