թաւալ

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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The origin is unknown.[1]

Often connected with Old Armenian տապալեմ (tapalem), which has certainly influenced Middle Armenian թապալ (tʻapal), and with Romanian tăvăli (to roll). Has also been compared to Central Kurdish تاوێر (tawêr, boulder);[2] for the sense development compare Central Kurdish تاوێرکِردِنەوە (tawêrkirdinewe, to roll)[3] and Old Armenian գիլ (gil).

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *tap- (to press down, press together), and cognate with Ancient Greek ταπεινός (tapeinós, low), Old Norse þefja (to stir, thicken), þófi (felt).[4][5]

Noun

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թաւալ (tʻawal)

  1. roll, act or state of rolling
    թավալ տալtʻaval talon a precipice, steep
    թաւալ առնուլtʻawal aṙnulto roll, to revolve, to turn round
    թաւալ բանիցtʻawal banicʻa winding discourse
    թաւալ տալ արեանtʻawal tal areanto cause one to roll in his own blood

Adjective

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թաւալ (tʻawal)

  1. rolling, tumbling down
    թաւալ անկեալ գլոր խաղալtʻawal ankeal glor xałalto tumble down, to roll down, to prostrate one's self

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle Armenian: թապալ (tʻapal)
  • Armenian: թավալ (tʻaval), թոլ (tʻol)

References

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  1. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “թաւալ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, pages 163—164
  2. ^ Cabolov, R. L. (2010) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ kurdskovo jazyka (in Russian), volume II, Moscow: Russian Academy Press Vostochnaya Literatura, page 400
  3. ^ Mukriyanî, Gîw (1999) “تاوێر”, in Ferhengî kurdistan, Erbil: Aras, page 216
  4. ^ J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1987) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun; naxagrayin žamanakašrǰan[1] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 153
  5. ^ J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “թաւալ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 261b

Further reading

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