барч
Chechen
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Armenian բարձ (barj, “pillow; seat of honor”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbaːrt͡ʃ/
Noun
ба̄рч • (baarč) class bd
- seat of honor, place of honor for guests or elders (in a room, around the table, etc.)
- баьрчче̄ ― bärččee ― to a seat of honor
- баьрче̄ да̄ла ― bärčee daala ― to sit in a seat of honor
- баьрче̄ да̄ккха ― bärčee daaqqa ― to place in a seat of honor
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ба̄рч (baarč) | баьрчнаш (bärčnaš) |
| genitive | баьрчан (bärčan) | баьрчнийн (bärčniı̇n) |
| dative | баьрчана (bärčana) | баьрчнашна (bärčnašna) |
| ergative | баьрчо̄ (bärčoo) | баьрчнаша (bärčnaša) |
| allative | баьрче̄ (bärčee) | баьрчнашка (bärčnaška) |
| instrumental | баьрчаца (bärčaca) | баьрчнашца (bärčnašca) |
| lative | баьрчах (bärčax) | баьрчнех (bärčnex) |
| comparative | баьрчал (bärčal) | баьрчнел (bärčnel) |
Derived terms
- ба̄рчан (baarčan)
- ба̄рчаниг (baarčanig)
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979), “բարձ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Nichols, Johanna; Vagapov, Arbi (2004), “барч”, in Chechen–English and English–Chechen Dictionary, London and New York: RoutledgeCurzon, page 53a