ընծայ

Alternative forms

• ընձայ (ənjay)

Etymology

Perhaps from earlier ընձայ (ənjay), from *ինձայ (*injay), from Proto-Indo-European *enǵʰəti and cognate with Sanskrit अंहति (aṃhati, “gift”), अंहिति (aṃhiti, “gift”).

Noun

ընծայ • (əncay)

1. present, gift, offer, offering

   ընծայ առնել, տալ, մատուցանել ― əncay aṙnel, tal, matucʿanel ― to give, to make a present

References

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