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зонын

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Ossetian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Iranian *zanH-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ānáHti. Akin to Persian دانستن, Baluchi زانگ (zánag), Sanskrit जानाति (jānāti).

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ˈʒonɨn/

Verb

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зо́нын (zónyn)

  1. to know, recognize
  2. to be able to

Noun

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зо́нын (zónyn)

  1. knowledge
  2. ability, competence

References

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  • Bigulajev, B. B., Gagkajev, K. Je., Kulajev, N. X., Tuajeva, O. N. (1970) “зонын”, in A. M. Kasajev, editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Ir
  • Rossi, Adriano Valerio (1998) “Ossetic and Balochi in V. I. Abaev's Slovar’”, in Studia Iranica et Alanica : Festschrift for Prof. Vasilij Ivanovič Abaev on the occasion of his 95th birthday (Serie orientale Roma; 82)‎[1], Rome: Istituto Italiano per l’Africa e l’Oriente, page 467
  • Cheung, Johnny (2002) Studies in the Historical Development of the Ossetic Vocalism (Beitrage Zur Iranistik; 23), Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert, →ISBN, page 419