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տուփ

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Armenian

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Old Armenian տուփ (tupʻ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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տուփ (tupʻ)

  1. box, case
    Synonym: (dialectal) ղութի (ġutʻi)

Declension

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i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative տուփ (tupʻ) տուփեր (tupʻer)
dative տուփի (tupʻi) տուփերի (tupʻeri)
ablative տուփից (tupʻicʻ) տուփերից (tupʻericʻ)
instrumental տուփով (tupʻov) տուփերով (tupʻerov)
locative տուփում (tupʻum) տուփերում (tupʻerum)
definite forms
nominative տուփը/տուփն (tupʻə/tupʻn) տուփերը/տուփերն (tupʻerə/tupʻern)
dative տուփին (tupʻin) տուփերին (tupʻerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative տուփս (tupʻs) տուփերս (tupʻers)
dative տուփիս (tupʻis) տուփերիս (tupʻeris)
ablative տուփիցս (tupʻicʻs) տուփերիցս (tupʻericʻs)
instrumental տուփովս (tupʻovs) տուփերովս (tupʻerovs)
locative տուփումս (tupʻums) տուփերումս (tupʻerums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative տուփդ (tupʻd) տուփերդ (tupʻerd)
dative տուփիդ (tupʻid) տուփերիդ (tupʻerid)
ablative տուփիցդ (tupʻicʻd) տուփերիցդ (tupʻericʻd)
instrumental տուփովդ (tupʻovd) տուփերովդ (tupʻerovd)
locative տուփումդ (tupʻumd) տուփերումդ (tupʻerumd)

Derived terms

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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The origin is uncertain.

Maybe an Anatolian borrowing: compare Hittite 𒄑𒁾𒁉 (GIŠtup-pi2 /⁠tuppi-⁠/, ark, container).[1]

Noun

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տուփ (tupʻ)

  1. box, case, especially incense-box
    տուփ սահունtupʻ sahunmovable, running or drop-box
    չքնաղագիւտք ի յակունս՝ պահին ի տուփս մանունսčʻkʻnałagiwtkʻ i yakuns, pahin i tupʻs manunsprecious things are packed in small parcels
  2. book-case
  3. cell in a table
  4. (arithmetic) small square

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: տուփ (tupʻ) (learned)

References

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  1. ^ Martirosyan, Hrach (2015) “Notes on Anatolian loanwords in Armenian”, in International Conference “Armenian language contacts through the ages” (12–15 May 2015, St. Petersburg, Institute for linguistic studies, Russian Academy of sciences)[1], Paper presented at a conference, page 11

Further reading

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “տուփ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “տուփ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “տուփ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Thorsø, Rasmus (2023) Prehistoric loanwords in Armenian: Hurro-Urartian, Kartvelian, and the unclassified substrate[2], PhD dissertation, Leiden University, page 18