դանդանաւանդ

• դանդանաւան (dandanawan)

From an Iranian compound, whose constituents are cognate with Persian دندان‎ (dandân, “tooth”) and بند‎ (band, “tie”). Old Georgian დანდალი (dandali) is related.

դանդանաւանդ • (dandanawand)

1. bit (piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal)

   Synonym: սանձ (sanj)

   • 5th century, Bible, Job 40.26:[1]

     Եթէ կապիցե՞ս անուր ի քիթս նորա․ անցուցանիցե՞ս դանդանաւանդ ընդ կզակս նորա։

     Etʿē kapicʿe^?s anur i kʿitʿs nora; ancʿucʿanicʿe^?s dandanawand ənd kzaks nora.

     • Translation by Claude E. Cox

       Will you attach a ring in its snout? Will you pass a bit through its chin?

In Job, translates Ancient Greek ψέλιον (psélion).

• դանդանաւանդակապ (dandanawandakap)

• դանդան (dandan)
• բանտ (bant), -աւանդ (-awand)

• → Armenian: դանդանավանդ (dandanavand)

• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “դանդանաւանդ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “դանդանաւանդ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “դանդանաւանդ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
• Perixanjan, A. G. (1993) Материалы к этимологическому словарю древнеармянского языка. Часть I [Materials for the Etymological Dictionary of the Old Armenian Language. Part 1]‎ (in Russian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 59