տոհմ

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Armenian

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Old Armenian տոհմ (tohm). Doublet of թոխում (tʻoxum).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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տոհմ (tohm)

  1. family, race, line

Declension

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i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative տոհմ (tohm) տոհմեր (tohmer)
dative տոհմի (tohmi) տոհմերի (tohmeri)
ablative տոհմից (tohmicʻ) տոհմերից (tohmericʻ)
instrumental տոհմով (tohmov) տոհմերով (tohmerov)
locative տոհմում (tohmum) տոհմերում (tohmerum)
definite forms
nominative տոհմը/տոհմն (tohmə/tohmn) տոհմերը/տոհմերն (tohmerə/tohmern)
dative տոհմին (tohmin) տոհմերին (tohmerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative տոհմս (tohms) տոհմերս (tohmers)
dative տոհմիս (tohmis) տոհմերիս (tohmeris)
ablative տոհմիցս (tohmicʻs) տոհմերիցս (tohmericʻs)
instrumental տոհմովս (tohmovs) տոհմերովս (tohmerovs)
locative տոհմումս (tohmums) տոհմերումս (tohmerums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative տոհմդ (tohmd) տոհմերդ (tohmerd)
dative տոհմիդ (tohmid) տոհմերիդ (tohmerid)
ablative տոհմիցդ (tohmicʻd) տոհմերիցդ (tohmericʻd)
instrumental տոհմովդ (tohmovd) տոհմերովդ (tohmerovd)
locative տոհմումդ (tohmumd) տոհմերումդ (tohmerumd)

Old Armenian

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Etymology

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An Iranian borrowing; compare Middle Persian 𐫤𐫇𐫍𐫖 (twhm /⁠tōhm⁠/, seed; family), [Book Pahlavi needed] (twhmk' /⁠tōhmag⁠/, seed; stock, family), Parthian 𐫤𐫇𐫟𐫖 (twxm /⁠tōxm⁠/, seed; line, race), Persian تخم (toxm).

Noun

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տոհմ (tohm)

  1. family, race, line

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: տոհմ (tohm)
  • Old Georgian: ტომი (ṭomi)

Further reading

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “տոհմ”, 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) “տոհմ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 913
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “տոհմ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy