զնդան

Armenian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Armenian զնդան (zndan).

Noun

զնդան (zndan)

  1. dungeon, jail
    Synonym: բանտ (bant)
Declension

Etymology 2

From Persian سندان (sendân).[1]

Noun

զնդան (zndan)

  1. anvil
    Synonym: սալ (sal)
Declension

References

  1. Malxaseancʿ, Stepʿan (1944–1945), զնդան”, in Hayerēn bacʿatrakan baṙaran [Armenian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: State Publishing House

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

  • զընդան (zəndan)

Etymology

An Iranian borrowing: compare Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (zyndʾn' /zēndān/), Persian زندان (zendân, prison).

Noun

զնդան (zndan)

  1. prison
    Synonym: բանտ (bant)

Declension

Derived terms

  • զնդանարգել (zndanargel)
  • զնդանաւոր (zndanawor)
  • զնդանեմ (zndanem)

Descendants

  • Armenian: զնդան (zndan)

Further reading

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), զնդան”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), զնդան”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 151
  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), զնդան”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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