փաթիլ

Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

A dialectal word unattested in Middle or Old Armenian. Closely related to the synonymous Turkish patul and Pontic Greek πατούλιν (patoúlin), further possibly also to Armenian թափուլ (tʿapʿul), Georgian თაფული (tapuli, pile of mown hay), Laz ტაფული (ťapuli, ball of yarn; large bundle of hay), Turkish tapul (bundle or pile of hay or grain), padul (bundle of hay), badul (lump). See each for more forms. The nature of the relationship and the ultimate origin are uncertain.

The Hamshen form թափուլ (tʿapʿul) is metathesized like թեպուր (tʿepur).

Pronunciation

Noun

փաթիլ (pʿatʿil)

  1. large snowflake
    Synonym: ձյունափաթիլ (jyunapʿatʿil) (rare)
  2. (dialectal) tuft, flock of wool (carded or uncarded)

Declension

Derived terms

  • ձյունափաթիլ (jyunapʿatʿil)
  • փաթիլ-փաթիլ (pʿatʿil-pʿatʿil, in flakes, in flocks, adverb)

Further reading

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1913), փաթիլ”, in Hayerēn gawaṙakan baṙaran [Armenian Provincial Dictionary] (Ēminean azgagrakan žołovacu; 9) (in Armenian), Tiflis: Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages
  • Altunkaya, Yunus (2012) Hemşince - Hamşeŝna: Kültür, Dil, Bilgisi (in Turkish), Istanbul: Chiviyazıları, →ISBN, page 197a
  • Amatuni, Sahak (1912), թաթուլ”, in Hayocʿ baṙ u ban [Armenian Words and Idioms] (in Armenian), Vagharshapat: Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, page 201a, derives from թաթ (tʿatʿ, paw)
  • Łapʿancʿyan, Grigor (1961) Hayocʿ lezvi patmutʿyun. Hin šrǰan [History of the Armenian Language. Ancient Period] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 201
  • Vardanyan, Sergey (2009) Kronapʿox hamšenahayeri barbaṙə, banahyusutʿyunə ew ergarvestə (nyutʿer ew usumnasirutʿyunner) [Dialect, folklore and song art of the Islamized Armenians of Hamshen (materials and studies)], Yerevan: University Press, page 288
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