ց-

From Old Armenian ց- (cʿ-).

• (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [t͡sʰ]
• (Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [t͡sʰ]

ց- • (cʿ-)

1. till, until, up to

   ‎ց- (cʿ-) + ‎տեսություն (tesutʿyun, “seeing”) → ‎ցտեսություն (cʿtesutʿyun, “till seeing, good bye”)

According to Ačaṙean, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₂d-sḱ-, grown from the zero-grade of *h₂éd (“near, at”). This is accepted by J̌ahukyan.

ց- • (cʿ-)

1. (with accusative) till, until, up to

   ցայսօր ― cʿaysōr ― until today

   ցերեկ ― cʿerek ― daytime, the period till evening

   մինչեւ ցայժմ ― minčʿew cʿayžm ― until now

   մինչեւ ցե՞րբ ― minčʿew cʿe^?rb ― to or till when?

   մինչեւ ցօրս ցայս ― minčʿew cʿōrs cʿays ― up to this day

   ցայդ վայր եկեսցես ― cʿayd vayr ekescʿes ― hither shalt thou come, come thus far!

   ցմեծ ժամս ― cʿmec žams ― for long time

   կասկածեմ ցառաւօտն, եւ հասեալ յառաւօտն՝ երկնչիմ ցերեկոյն ― kaskacem cʿaṙawōtn, ew haseal yaṙawōtn, erknčʿim cʿerekoyn ― suspicions assail me till morning light, from break of day fear torments me till evening

2. (with accusative) sometimes used in a dative sense

   ասէ ցնա ― asē cʿna ― says to him

   ասէ ցՏէր ― asē cʿTēr ― he says to the Lord

• Armenian: ց- (cʿ-)

• Abrahamyan, Ašot (1976) Grabari jeṙnark [A Handbook of Old Armenian] (in Armenian), 4th edition, Yerevan: Luys
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “ց”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
• J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1987) Hayocʿ lezvi patmutʿyun; naxagrayin žamanakašrǰan [History of the Armenian language: The Pre-Literary Period]‎ (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 111
• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “ց”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy