ՃԱԿԱՏԱԳԻՐ ՀԱՍԿԱՑՈՒՅԹԸ ՀԱՅԵՐԵՆՈՒՄ, ԱՆԳԼԵՐԵՆՈՒՄ ԵՎ ՉԻՆԱՐԵՆՈՒՄ (ԼԵԶՎԱՄՇԱԿՈՒԹԱՅԻՆ ՀԱՄԵՄԱՏԱԿԱՆ ՎԵՐԼՈՒԾՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ)ՃԱԿԱՏԱԳԻՐ ՀԱՍԿԱՑՈՒՅԹԸ ՀԱՅԵՐԵՆՈՒՄ, ԱՆԳԼԵՐԵՆՈՒՄ ԵՎ ՉԻՆԱՐԵՆՈՒՄ (ԼԵԶՎԱՄՇԱԿՈՒԹԱՅԻՆ ՀԱՄԵՄԱՏԱԿԱՆ ՎԵՐԼՈՒԾՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ)

Abstract

This article presents a comparative linguistic and cultural analysis of the concept of “fate/destiny/luck” in Armenian, English, and Chinese. The study combines an analysis of the lexical-semantic field, idiomatic expressions, literary and religious discourse, and everyday language use in order to reveal how different cultures conceptualize and interpret destiny through linguistic means. The analysis demonstrates that Armenian concepts under study combine folk beliefs with notions rooted in Christian providence and literary traditions that portray suffering, survival, and historical experience in an integrated manner. As a result, destiny in Armenian discourse often appears not only as an individual experience but also as a communal and moral category. English, by contrast, tends to distinguish semantically between concepts such as “fate,” “destiny,” “luck,” “success,” and “providence,” assigning them to different registers, including secular, romantic, and philosophical discourse. In Chinese, the concept of destiny is understood as the interaction between personal agency and cosmic order, shaped by social influences and moral principles.