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դանգ

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Old Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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A Middle Iranian borrowing: compare Persian دانگ (dâng, sixth of something) and see it for more.

Noun

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դանգ (dang)

  1. a unit of weight
  2. small coin, obolus

Declension

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i-a-type
singular plural
nominative դանգ (dang) դանգք (dangkʻ)
genitive դանգի (dangi) դանգաց (dangacʻ)
dative դանգի (dangi) դանգաց (dangacʻ)
accusative դանգ (dang) դանգս (dangs)
ablative դանգէ (dangē) դանգաց (dangacʻ)
instrumental դանգաւ (dangaw) դանգաւք = դանգօք (dangawkʻ = dangōkʻ)
locative դանգի (dangi) դանգս (dangs)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: դանգ (dang)

Further reading

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “դանգ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 620ab
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “դանգ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 134
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “դանգ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy