# իշղար
## Armenian
### Etymology

Usually considered of unknown origin. But compare Persian اشغار (ašğâr, “badger”), اشغر (ošğor, “porcupine; badger”), اشغور (ašğur, ošğur, “badger”), شغار (šağâr, “badger, brock, kind of stinking weasel; urchin, hedgehog”), شغر (šoğr, šoğor, “hedgehog; badger”), شغور (šoğur, “badger; jackal”). Further compare Ossetian зыгъа́рӕг (zyǧáræg, “badger”), from зыгъа́р (zyǧár, “having a white spot on the forehead (of animals)”), to which are supposedly related Ossetian ӕсгӕ́р (æsgǽr, “having a white stripe on the neck (of animals)”) and Burushaski iškark (“yellow”). See also Old Armenian ճագար (čagar).

### Pronunciation

* (Eastern Armenian) IPA: /iʃˈʁɑɾ/, [iʃʁɑ́ɾ]
* (Western Armenian) IPA: /iʃˈʁɑɾ/, [iʃʁɑ́ɾ]

### Noun

իշղար • (išġar)
* badger
    Synonyms: գորշուկ (goršuk), փորսուղ (pʻorsuġ)

#### Usage notes

Not attested in Old or Middle Armenian texts or in modern dialects. Considered a modern literary coinage. Included in dictionaries as a modern word starting from Norayr.

#### Declension

i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian) :
| | singular | plural |
| nominative | իշղար (išġar) | իշղարներ (išġarner) |
| dative | իշղարի (išġari) | իշղարների (išġarneri) |
| ablative | իշղարից (išġaricʻ) | իշղարներից (išġarnericʻ) |
| instrumental | իշղարով (išġarov) | իշղարներով (išġarnerov) |
| locative | — | — |
| | definite forms | definite forms |
| nominative | իշղարը/իշղարն (išġarə/išġarn) | իշղարները/իշղարներն (išġarnerə/išġarnern) |
| dative | իշղարին (išġarin) | իշղարներին (išġarnerin) |
| | 1st person possessive forms (my) | 1st person possessive forms (my) |
| nominative | իշղարս (išġars) | իշղարներս (išġarners) |
| dative | իշղարիս (išġaris) | իշղարներիս (išġarneris) |
| ablative | իշղարիցս (išġaricʻs) | իշղարներիցս (išġarnericʻs) |
| instrumental | իշղարովս (išġarovs) | իշղարներովս (išġarnerovs) |
| locative | — | — |
| | 2nd person possessive forms (your) | 2nd person possessive forms (your) |
| nominative | իշղարդ (išġard) | իշղարներդ (išġarnerd) |
| dative | իշղարիդ (išġarid) | իշղարներիդ (išġarnerid) |
| ablative | իշղարիցդ (išġaricʻd) | իշղարներիցդ (išġarnericʻd) |
| instrumental | իշղարովդ (išġarovd) | իշղարներովդ (išġarnerovd) |
| locative | — | — |

### References

* ↑ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “իշղար”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 247b
* 1 2 J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “իշղար”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 286
* ↑ Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “اشغار”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul, page 65a
* ↑ Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “اشغر”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul, page 65a
* ↑ Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “اشغور”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul, page 65a
* ↑ Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “شغار”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul, page 747b
* ↑ Nalbandyan, G. M. (1987) “شغار”, in Parskeren-hayeren baṙaran [Persian–Armenian Dictionary], Yerevan: Luys, page 375a
* ↑ Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “شغر”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul, page 747b
* ↑ Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “شغور”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul, page 748a
* ↑ Abajev, V. I. (1989) Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume IV, Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press, pages 318–319
* ↑ Norayr N. Biwzandacʻi (1882–1884) “blaireau”, in Baṙagirkʻ i gałłierēn lezuē i hayerēn [Dictionnaire français-arménien], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian Press, page 151b
* ↑ Yakobean, V. Y. (1892) “badger”, in Z. Torossian, editor, Baṙaran anglierēnē hayerēn [A Dictionary English Armenian]‎, Constantinople: Servitchen, page 39b
* ↑ Koylawean (Goilaw), Awetikʻ (1884–1889) “Dachs”, in Baṙagirkʻ germanerēn-hayerēn [Deutsch-armenisches Wörterbuch]‎, Vienna: Mekhitarist Press, page 400a
* ↑ Gabamačean, Simon (1910) “իշղար”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hayerēn Lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Constantinople: R. Sakayan press, page 559a