արքայ
Old Armenian
Etymology
The root is արք- (arkʿ-), since long linked with Ancient Greek ἀρχός (arkhós, “leader”), ἄρχων (árkhōn, “king”), ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “beginning”), ἄρχω (árkhō, “to rule”). The Armenian may be borrowed from Ancient Greek via Classical Syriac. Alternatively, they may reflect a common borrowing from a Mediterranean substrate source. Compare also the correspondence ἄρχων (árkhōn) : արքունի (arkʿuni).
Noun
արքայ • (arkʿay)
- king
- արքայից արքայ ― arkʿayicʿ arkʿay ― king of kings
- կեցցէ՜ արքայ ― kecʿcʿē! arkʿay ― God save the King! long live the King!
Declension
i-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | արքայ (arkʿay) | արքայք (arkʿaykʿ) | |
| genitive | արքայի (arkʿayi) | արքայից (arkʿayicʿ) | |
| dative | արքայի (arkʿayi) | արքայից (arkʿayicʿ) | |
| accusative | արքայ (arkʿay) | արքայս (arkʿays) | |
| ablative | արքայէ (arkʿayē) | արքայից (arkʿayicʿ) | |
| instrumental | արքայիւ (arkʿayiw) | արքայիւք (arkʿayiwkʿ) | |
| locative | արքայի (arkʿayi) | արքայս (arkʿays) |
Synonyms
- թագաւոր (tʿagawor)
Derived terms
Terms derived from արքայ (arkʿay)
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Descendants
- Armenian: արքա (arkʿa)
References
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “արքայ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “արքայ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “արքայ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2010), “ark‘ay”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 148
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