ծանծաղ
Armenian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Armenian ծանծաղ (cancał).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /t͡sɑnˈt͡sɑʁ/, [t͡sɑnt͡sɑ́ʁ]
- (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /d͡zɑnˈd͡zɑʁ/, [d͡zɑnd͡zɑ́ʁ]
Adjective
[edit]ծանծաղ • (cancaġ) (superlative ամենածանծաղ)
- shallow, not deep
- Antonym: խոր (xor)
- (figuratively) shallow
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ծանծաղ (cancaġ) | ծանծաղներ (cancaġner) | ||
| dative | ծանծաղի (cancaġi) | ծանծաղների (cancaġneri) | ||
| ablative | ծանծաղից (cancaġicʻ) | ծանծաղներից (cancaġnericʻ) | ||
| instrumental | ծանծաղով (cancaġov) | ծանծաղներով (cancaġnerov) | ||
| locative | ծանծաղում (cancaġum) | ծանծաղներում (cancaġnerum) | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | ծանծաղը/ծանծաղն (cancaġə/cancaġn) | ծանծաղները/ծանծաղներն (cancaġnerə/cancaġnern) | ||
| dative | ծանծաղին (cancaġin) | ծանծաղներին (cancaġnerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | ծանծաղս (cancaġs) | ծանծաղներս (cancaġners) | ||
| dative | ծանծաղիս (cancaġis) | ծանծաղներիս (cancaġneris) | ||
| ablative | ծանծաղիցս (cancaġicʻs) | ծանծաղներիցս (cancaġnericʻs) | ||
| instrumental | ծանծաղովս (cancaġovs) | ծանծաղներովս (cancaġnerovs) | ||
| locative | ծանծաղումս (cancaġums) | ծանծաղներումս (cancaġnerums) | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | ծանծաղդ (cancaġd) | ծանծաղներդ (cancaġnerd) | ||
| dative | ծանծաղիդ (cancaġid) | ծանծաղներիդ (cancaġnerid) | ||
| ablative | ծանծաղիցդ (cancaġicʻd) | ծանծաղներիցդ (cancaġnericʻd) | ||
| instrumental | ծանծաղովդ (cancaġovd) | ծանծաղներովդ (cancaġnerovd) | ||
| locative | ծանծաղումդ (cancaġumd) | ծանծաղներումդ (cancaġnerumd) | ||
Old Armenian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Reduplication of *ծան (*can) or *ծաղ (*cał), of unknown origin.[1][2] The formation is often compared to դանդաղ (dandał).
Adjective
[edit]ծանծաղ • (cancał)
- shallow
- (figuratively) shallow
- slow
- Synonym: դանդաղ (dandał)
Declension
[edit]i-a-type or i-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ծանծաղ (cancał) | ծանծաղք (cancałkʻ) | |
| genitive | ծանծաղի (cancałi) | ? | |
| dative | ծանծաղի (cancałi) | ? | |
| accusative | ծանծաղ (cancał) | ծանծաղս (cancałs) | |
| ablative | ծանծաղէ (cancałē) | ? | |
| instrumental | ? | ? | |
| locative | ծանծաղի (cancałi) | ծանծաղս (cancałs) | |
| the instrumental singular and the genitive/dative/instrumental plural are not attested, which does not allow determining whether the word followed an i-type or an i-a-type declension | |||
Noun
[edit]ծանծաղ • (cancał)
- shallow
- ի ծանծաղ ելանել ― i cancał elanel ― to be disembarrassed, to get rid of, to extricate oneself from, to escape from danger
- ի ծանծաղ հանել ― i cancał hanel ― to liberate, to disembarrass, to relieve
Declension
[edit]i-a-type or i-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ծանծաղ (cancał) | ծանծաղք (cancałkʻ) | |
| genitive | ծանծաղի (cancałi) | ? | |
| dative | ծանծաղի (cancałi) | ? | |
| accusative | ծանծաղ (cancał) | ծանծաղս (cancałs) | |
| ablative | ծանծաղէ (cancałē) | ? | |
| instrumental | ? | ? | |
| locative | ծանծաղի (cancałi) | ծանծաղս (cancałs) | |
| the instrumental singular and the genitive/dative/instrumental plural are not attested, which does not allow determining whether the word followed an i-type or an i-a-type declension | |||
Derived terms
[edit]- ծանծաղագոյն (cancałagoyn)
- ծանծաղամիտ (cancałamit)
- ծանծաղապէս (cancałapēs)
- ծանծաղուտ (cancałut)
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “ծանծաղ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, pages 444–445
- ^ J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “ծանծաղ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik
Further reading
[edit]- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ծանծաղ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awgerean, Mkrtičʻ, Čēlalean, Grigor (1865) “ծանծաղ”, in Aṙjeṙn baṙaran haykaznean lezui [Pocket Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ծանծաղ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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