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ճիչ

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From Old Armenian ճիչ (čičʻ).

(Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃit͡ʃʰ/, [t͡ʃit͡ʃʰ]
(Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒit͡ʃ/, [d͡ʒit͡ʃʰ]

ճիչ • (čičʻ)

screech, scream, cry
ճիչ արձակել ― čičʻ arjakel ― to screech, to scream

ճիչ-գոռոց, ճիչ աղաղակ ― čičʻ-goṙocʻ, čičʻ aġaġak ― a loud screech, a shrill scream

ճուչ (čučʻ)
ճինճ (činč)
ճինչ (činčʻ)

An onomatopoeic formation.^[1]

ճիչ • (čičʻ)

cry, shrill cry, shriek, screech, scream
squalling, wailing, outcry

o-type

	singular	plural
nominative	ճիչ (čičʻ)	ճիչք (čičʻkʻ)
genitive	ճչոյ (ččʻoy)	ճչոց (ččʻocʻ)
dative	ճչոյ (ččʻoy)	ճչոց (ččʻocʻ)
accusative	ճիչ (čičʻ)	ճիչս (čičʻs)
ablative	ճչոյ (ččʻoy)	ճչոց (ččʻocʻ)
instrumental	ճչով (ččʻov)	ճչովք (ččʻovkʻ)
locative	ճիչ (čičʻ)	ճիչս (čičʻs)

i-type

	singular	plural
nominative	ճիչ (čičʻ)	ճիչք (čičʻkʻ)
genitive	ճչի (ččʻi)	ճչից (ččʻicʻ)
dative	ճչի (ččʻi)	ճչից (ččʻicʻ)
accusative	ճիչ (čičʻ)	ճիչս (čičʻs)
ablative	ճչէ (ččʻē)	ճչից (ččʻicʻ)
instrumental	ճչիւ (ččʻiw)	ճչիւք (ččʻiwkʻ)
locative	ճչի (ččʻi)	ճիչս (čičʻs)

բարձրաճիչ (barjračičʻ)
ճիշտեմ (čištem)
ճիչեմ (čičʻem)
ճիչկան (čičʻkan)
ճիչկանք (čičʻkankʻ)
ճչեմ (ččʻem)
ճչիւն (ččʻiwn)
ճչումն (ččʻumn)

Armenian: ճիչ (čičʻ)

^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “ճիչ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, pages 200–201

Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ճիչ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ճիչ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy