թռչուն

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian թռչուն (tʿṙčʿun).

Pronunciation

Noun

թռչուն (tʿṙčʿun)

  1. bird
    Synonym: ծիտ (cit)

Declension

Derived terms

Old Armenian

Etymology

թռչիմ (tʿṙčʿim) + -ուն (-un)

Adjective

թռչուն (tʿṙčʿun)

  1. bird, fowl
    • 5th century, Łazar Pʿarpecʿi, Patmutʿiwn Hayocʿ [History of Armenia] 7:[1][2]
      այլ եւ զջրասուզակ մամռախնդիր խօզակեր մեծանձունք եւ յաղթամարմինք հաւքն, փորն եւ թանձրն եւ սագն, եւ կամ այլ բազում եւ անհամար ցամաքայնոցն եւ ջրայնոցն ջոկք թռչնոցն։
      ayl ew zǰrasuzak mamṙaxndir xōzaker mecanjunkʿ ew yałtʿamarminkʿ hawkʿn, pʿorn ew tʿanjrn ew sagn, ew kam ayl bazum ew anhamar cʿamakʿaynocʿn ew ǰraynocʿn ǰokkʿ tʿṙčʿnocʿn.
      • Translation by Robert W. Thomson
        and the large and powerful aquatic birds that seek out weeds and feed on moss—the swan, duck, and goose, and many other numberless coveys of birds, terrestrial or aquatic.

Declension

Adjective

թռչուն (tʿṙčʿun)

  1. flying, volatile

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: թռչուն (tʿṙčʿun)

References

  1. Łazar Pʿarpecʿi (1904), G. Tēr-Mkrtčʿean and St. Malxasean, editors, Patmutʿiwn Hayocʿ ew tʿułtʿ aṙ Vahan Mamikonean [History of Armenia and Letter to Vahan Mamikonian] (Patmagirkʿ hayocʿ; I.4), Tiflis: Aragatip Mnacʿakan Martiroseancʿi, page 10
  2. Thomson, Robert W. (1991) The History of Łazar Pʿarpecʿi (Columbia University Program in Armenian Studies. Suren D. Fesjian Academic Publications; 4), Atlanta, Georgia: Scholars Press, page 43

Further reading

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), թռչուն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), թռչուն”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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