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Etymology

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From Old Armenian գանձ (ganj).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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գանձ (ganj)

  1. treasure, riches

Declension

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i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative գանձ (ganj) գանձեր (ganjer)
dative գանձի (ganji) գանձերի (ganjeri)
ablative գանձից (ganjicʻ) գանձերից (ganjericʻ)
instrumental գանձով (ganjov) գանձերով (ganjerov)
locative գանձում (ganjum) գանձերում (ganjerum)
definite forms
nominative գանձը/գանձն (ganjə/ganjn) գանձերը/գանձերն (ganjerə/ganjern)
dative գանձին (ganjin) գանձերին (ganjerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative գանձս (ganjs) գանձերս (ganjers)
dative գանձիս (ganjis) գանձերիս (ganjeris)
ablative գանձիցս (ganjicʻs) գանձերիցս (ganjericʻs)
instrumental գանձովս (ganjovs) գանձերովս (ganjerovs)
locative գանձումս (ganjums) գանձերումս (ganjerums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative գանձդ (ganjd) գանձերդ (ganjerd)
dative գանձիդ (ganjid) գանձերիդ (ganjerid)
ablative գանձիցդ (ganjicʻd) գանձերիցդ (ganjericʻd)
instrumental գանձովդ (ganjovd) գանձերովդ (ganjerovd)
locative գանձումդ (ganjumd) գանձերումդ (ganjerumd)
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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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An Iranian borrowing, perhaps specifically Old Median *ganǰam (treasure), which see for more.

Noun

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գանձ (ganj)

  1. treasure
    գանձ արքունիganj arkʻuniexchequer, finances
    տուն գանձուtun ganjutreasure, treasury
    գանձ արքայիganj arkʻayiprivy purse of the king
  2. heap

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: գանձ (ganj)
  • Old Georgian: განძი (ganʒi)
  • Mingrelian: განძი (ganʒi)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “գանձ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “գանձ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “գանձ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “գանձ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik
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