քանիցս

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian քանիցս (kʻanicʻs); see it for more.

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /kʰɑˈnit͡sʰəs/, [kʰɑnít͡sʰəs]
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /kɑˈnit͡səs/, [kʰɑnít͡sʰəs]
• Hyphenation: քա‧նի‧ցըս

Adverb

քանիցս • (kʻanicʻs)

1. (archaic, literary, interrogative) how many times?
2. (archaic, literary) many times

   քանիցս փորձել եմ ― kʻanicʻs pʻorjel em ― I have tried many times

References

• Aġayan, Ēduard (1976) “քանիցս”, in Ardi hayereni bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan

Old Armenian

Etymology

From քան (kʻan) +‎ -իցս (-icʻs).

Adverb

քանիցս • (kʻanicʻs)

1. (interrogative) how many times?

   քանի՞ցս անգամ ― kʻani^?cʻs angam ― how many times

2. every time (that)

   քանիցս անգամ ― kʻanicʻs angam ― every time (that)

Descendants

• Armenian: քանիցս (kʻanicʻs)

References

• Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “քանիցս”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “քանիցս”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ġazarean, Ṙubēn (2000) “քանիցս”, in G. B. Tʻosunean, editor, Grabari baṙaran [Dictionary of Old Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press