տիւ

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *diw-, the oblique stem of *dyḗws (diurnal sky; sky god). See also երկտի (erkti). The sense "sky god" is not attested in Armenian. For possible traces of it see ծիածան (ciacan), տկողին (tkoġin), աստուած (astuac), դիք (dikʻ).

Noun

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տիւ (tiw)

  1. day, daytime, the part of the day when the sun shines
    տիւ եւ գիշերtiw ew gišernychthemeron
    ի տուէ, ի տունջեանi tuē, i tunǰeanduring the day, by day, in the day-time
    ի լուսապայծառ, ի լոյս տունջեանi lusapaycaṙ, i loys tunǰeanin broad day light
    ընդ տիւն ողջոյնənd tiwn ołǰoynall day long
    ի տուէ եւ ի գիշերի, զտիւ եւ զգիշերi tuē ew i gišeri, ztiw ew zgišerday and night, night and day
    չեւ խոնարհեալ տունջեանčʻew xonarheal tunǰeanbefore the end of the day, before nightfall
    արփիաճաճանչ տիւarpʻiačačančʻ tiwfine day, fine weather
    ի տունջենիս յայսմիկi tunǰenis yaysmikthis day, to-day

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Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: տիվ (tiv), տվնջյան (tvnǰyan)

Further reading

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “տիւ”, 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) “տիւ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 35
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2019) “Traces of Indo-European ‘Father Sky, God’ in Armenian”, in U. Bläsing, J. Dum-Tragut, T.M. van Lint, editors, Armenian, Hittite, and Indo-European Studies: A Commemoration Volume for Jos J.S. Weitenberg (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 15), Leuven: Peeters, pages 195–205
  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) A Grammatical Sketch of Classical Armenian[1], Zagreb, page 8
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “տիւ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy