սանտր

Old Armenian

Etymology

Most likely inherited from the zero-grade of Proto-Indo-European *ḱent-r-om (“pointed tool”), and cognate with Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron, “something with a sharp point”), Albanian çandër (“forked pole”).[1][2]. Doublet of կենդրովն (kendrovn).

Noun

սանտր • (santr)

  1. comb
    • 5th century, Łazar Pʿarpecʿi, Patmutʿiwn Hayocʿ [History of Armenia] :[3][4]
      Չօծան իւղով, չյարմարեցին սանտրով զհեր գլխոյ իւրեանց
      Čʿōcan iwłov, čʿyarmarecʿin santrov zher glxoy iwreancʿ
      • Translation by Robert W. Thomson
        They did not anoint themselves with perfume, they did not arrange the hair of their heads with combs.

Declension
o-type
singular plural
nominative սանտր (santr) սանտրք (santrkʿ)
genitive սանտրոյ (santroy) սանտրոց (santrocʿ)
dative սանտրոյ (santroy) սանտրոց (santrocʿ)
accusative սանտր (santr) սանտրս (santrs)
ablative սանտրոյ (santroy) սանտրոց (santrocʿ)
instrumental սանտրով (santrov) սանտրովք (santrovkʿ)
locative սանտր (santr) սանտրս (santrs)

Alternative forms

Derived terms
  • սանդրատարազ (sandrataraz)
  • սանդրեմ (sandrem)
  • սանտրեմ (santrem)
  • օձասանդր (ōjasandr)

Descendants
  • Armenian: սանր (sanr), սանդր (sandr), սանտր (santr), սանդերք (sanderkʿ)

References
  1. Mann, Stuart E. (1963) Armenian and Indo-European: Historical phonology‎, London: Luzac & Co. Ltd., page 13
  2. Mann, Stuart E. (1968) An Armenian Historical Grammar in Latin Characters (Morphology, Etymology, Old Texts), London: Luzac & Co. Ltd., page 96
  3. Łazar Pʿarpecʿi (1904), G. Tēr-Mkrtčʿean and St. Malxasean, editors, Patmutʿiwn Hayocʿ ew tʿułtʿ aṙ Vahan Mamikonean [History of Armenia and Letter to Vahan Mamikonian] (Patmagirkʿ hayocʿ; I.4), Tiflis: Aragatip Mnacʿakan Martiroseancʿi, page 110
  4. Thomson, Robert W. (1991) The History of Łazar Pʿarpecʿi (Columbia University Program in Armenian Studies. Suren D. Fesjian Academic Publications; 4)‎, Atlanta, Georgia: Scholars Press, page 161

Further reading
More information
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1979), “սանտր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume IV, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, pages 174–175
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “սանտր”, 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 488
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010), “սանտր”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 668a
  • Kerestedjian, Bedros (1945), Kerest Haig, editor, Étude philologique et lexicographique de 6000 mots et noms arméniens avec des comparaisons de 100.000 mots de 900 langues et des données historiques et géographiques‎ (in French), London: Bernard Quaritch Ltd., page 360, additionally comparing to Sanskrit सान्द्र (sāndra, “dense”) and Persian سنیژه‎ (saniža, “weaver's reed or shuttle”)
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2013), “The place of Armenian in the Indo-European language family: the relationship with Greek and Indo-Iranian”, in Journal of Language Relationship‎, issue 10, page 116, considering a substrate word together with Ancient Greek ξαίνω (xaínō, “to comb wool”)
  • Pictet, Adolphe (1863) Les origines indo-européennes, ou Les Aryas primitifs: essai de paléontologie linguistique, volume II, Paris: J. Cherbuliez, page 106, comparing to Ancient Greek ξαίνω (xaínō, “to comb wool”), ξάνιον (xánion, “card for combing wool”), Persian شانه‎ (šâne, “comb”).
  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “սանտր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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