ատաղձ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian ատաղձ (atałj).

Pronunciation

Noun

ատաղձ (atałj)

  1. timber (as a building or processing material)

Declension

Synonyms

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dl̥h₁-, zero-grade of *delh₁- (to cleave, cut, work on timber), grown with a prothetic ա- (a-) and enlarged by (-j); the closest cognates are Ancient Greek δάλτος (dáltos, writing tablet) and Czech dláha (splint).[1][2]

Noun

ատաղձ (atałj)

  1. any construction material, especially timber

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: ատաղձ (atałj)

References

  1. Ačaṙyan, Hračʿya (1940) Hayocʿ lezvi patmutʿyun [History of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 38–39
  2. Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), ատաղձ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press

Further reading

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