մեծանձն

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian մեծանձն (mecanjn).

Pronunciation

Adjective

մեծանձն (mecanjn) (superlative ամենամեծանձն)

  1. of lofty stature, tall; corpulent
  2. magnanimous, generous

Declension

Old Armenian

Etymology

մեծ (mec) + անձն (anjn)

Adjective

մեծանձն (mecanjn)

  1. of lofty stature, tall; corpulent
    • 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.
  2. magnanimous, generous

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: մեծանձն (mecanjn)

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