գուբ
Armenian
Etymology
From Old Armenian գուբ (gub); see below.
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): [ɡub]
- (Western Armenian) IPA(key): [kʰupʰ]
Noun
գուբ • (gub)
- deep hole, pit
- a deep cemented pit in a winepress into which the juice of pressed vine is poured
- puddle
- trough-shaped vessel for storing water
- grave pit
- (figuratively) difficult situation
Declension
i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | գուբ (gub) | գբեր (gber) | ||
| dative | գբի (gbi) | գբերի (gberi) | ||
| ablative | գբից (gbicʿ) | գբերից (gbericʿ) | ||
| instrumental | գբով (gbov) | գբերով (gberov) | ||
| locative | գբում (gbum) | գբերում (gberum) | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | գուբը/գուբն (gubə/gubn) | գբերը/գբերն (gberə/gbern) | ||
| dative | գբին (gbin) | գբերին (gberin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | գուբս (gubs) | գբերս (gbers) | ||
| dative | գբիս (gbis) | գբերիս (gberis) | ||
| ablative | գբիցս (gbicʿs) | գբերիցս (gbericʿs) | ||
| instrumental | գբովս (gbovs) | գբերովս (gberovs) | ||
| locative | գբումս (gbums) | գբերումս (gberums) | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | գուբդ (gubd) | գբերդ (gberd) | ||
| dative | գբիդ (gbid) | գբերիդ (gberid) | ||
| ablative | գբիցդ (gbicʿd) | գբերիցդ (gbericʿd) | ||
| instrumental | գբովդ (gbovd) | գբերովդ (gberovd) | ||
| locative | գբումդ (gbumd) | գբերումդ (gberumd) | ||
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “գուբ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Ałayan, Ēduard (1976), “գուբ”, in Ardi hayereni bacʿatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Modern Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan
Old Armenian
Etymology
From Classical Syriac ܓܘܒ (gubb), ܓܘܒܐ (gubbā, “pit, hole, well, prison”).
Noun
գուբ • (gub)
- pit, hole, ditch, hollow
- well, cistern
- abyss
- subterranean place
- cell of a honeycomb
- pipe, tube, conduit
Declension
o-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | գուբ (gub) | գուբք (gubkʿ) | |
| genitive | գբոյ (gboy) | գբոց (gbocʿ) | |
| dative | գբոյ (gboy) | գբոց (gbocʿ) | |
| accusative | գուբ (gub) | գուբս (gubs) | |
| ablative | գբոյ (gboy) | գբոց (gbocʿ) | |
| instrumental | գբով (gbov) | գբովք (gbovkʿ) | |
| locative | գուբ (gub) | գուբս (gubs) | |
| plural instrumental գբոք (gbokʿ) is attested post-classically | |||
i-a-type or i-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | գուբ (gub) | գուբք (gubkʿ) | |
| genitive | գբի (gbi) | ? (?) | |
| dative | գբի (gbi) | ? (?) | |
| accusative | գուբ (gub) | գուբս (gubs) | |
| ablative | գբէ (gbē) | ? (?) | |
| instrumental | ? (?) | ? (?) | |
| locative | գբի (gbi) | գուբս (gubs) | |
| the instrumental singular and the genitive/dative/instrumental plural are not attested, which does not allow determining whether the word followed an i-type or an i-a-type declension | |||
Derived terms
- գբացի (gbacʿi)
- գբեցի (gbecʿi)
- զազրագուբ (zazragub)
- կրագուբ (kragub)
Descendants
References
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “գուբ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “գուբ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
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