սին

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian սին (sin).

Pronunciation

Adjective

սին (sin) (superlative ամենասին)

  1. vain, empty, idle, futile
    Synonym: ունայն (unayn)

Declension

Derived terms

Middle Armenian

Etymology

A Northeast Caucasian borrowing. Compare Avar сини (sini), Bezhta сино (sino), Tsakhur суна (suna), Rutul сын (sɨn), Hunzib сыну (sɨnu) etc all meaning "barberry". On these and other Caucasian words see Leksika[1] and NCED,[2] without the Armenian. For the semantics see the correspondence in ծոր (cor).

Noun

սին (sin)

  1. rowan, Sorbus
    • Bžskaran [Various medical works from different centuries cited by dictionaries] [3]

References

  1. Gasanova, S. M.; Ibragimov, G. X.; Magomedova, P. T.; Mejlanova, U. A.; Talibov, B. B. (1971), G. B. Murkelinskij, editor, Sravnitelʹno-istoričeskaja leksika dagestanskix jazykov [Comparative Historical Vocabulary of Dagestan Languages] (in Russian), Moscow: Nauka, pages 160–161
  2. Nikolayev, S. L.; Starostin, S. A. (1994), *swɨ̆nē”, in A North Caucasian Etymological Dictionary, Moscow: Asterisk Publishers
  3. Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1837), սին”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 714a

Further reading

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1979), սին”, 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, page 215a, not knowing the origin
  • Ališan, Łewond (1895), սին”, in Haybusak kam haykakan busabaṙutʿiwn [Armenian Botany] (in Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, § 2751, page 564, equating with սին (sin, empty, useless) as an "empty, useless fruit", alternatively correcting to սինձ (sinj)
  • Awgerean, Mkrtičʿ; Čēlalean, Grigor (1865), սին”, in Aṙjeṙn baṙaran haykaznean lezui [Pocket Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 722b
  • Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, pages 276–277, hesitantly deriving from Persian سنجد (senjed)
  • Lagarde, Paul de (1866) Gesammelte Abhandlungen (in German), Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus, page 29, connecting with Persian سنجد (senjed)
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010), սին”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 680a, not knowing the origin

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱeno- and cognate with Ancient Greek κενός (kenós).[1][2][3] An Armeno–Greek isogloss.

Ačaṙyan considers synonymous ոսին (osin) an alternative form, without explaining the ո- (o-).[2]

Adjective

սին (sin)

  1. empty, void
    Synonyms: դատարկ (datark), թափուր (tʿapʿur)
  2. vain, useless, trifling
    Synonyms: սնոտի (snoti), ունայն (unayn), ընդունայն (əndunayn), դատարկ (datark), զուր (zur), նանիր (nanir)

Declension

Derived terms

  • սինեալ (sineal)
  • սինլքեալ (sinlkʿeal)
  • սինլքոր (sinlkʿor)
  • սնաբանութիւն (snabanutʿiwn)
  • սնակուշտ (snakušt)
  • սնամահակ (snamahak)
  • սնամահիկ (snamahik)
  • սնամէջ (snamēǰ)
  • սնանամ (snanam)
  • սնապարծ (snaparc)
  • սնապարծիկ (snaparcik)
  • սնապարծիմ (snaparcim)
  • սնապարծութիւն (snaparcutʿiwn)
  • սնավաստակ (snavastak)
  • սնավաստակութիւն (snavastakutʿiwn)
  • սնափառ (snapʿaṙ)
  • սնափառաբար (snapʿaṙabar)
  • սնափառական (snapʿaṙakan)
  • սնափառեմ (snapʿaṙem)
  • սնափառիմ (snapʿaṙim)
  • սնափառութիւն (snapʿaṙutʿiwn)
  • սնին (snin)
  • սնոտէփառ (snotēpʿaṙ)
  • սնոտէփառեմ (snotēpʿaṙem)
  • սնոտի (snoti)
  • սնոտիաբարուր (snotiabarur)
  • սնոտիագործ (snotiagorc)
  • սնոտիաժողով (snotiažołov)
  • սնոտիախորհող (snotiaxorhoł)
  • սնոտիախօս (snotiaxōs)
  • սնոտիապատիր (snotiapatir)
  • սնոտիապատուաստ (snotiapatuast)
  • սնոտիաջան (snotiaǰan)
  • սնոտիասէր (snotiasēr)
  • սնոտիմ (snotim)
  • սնութիւն (snutʿiwn)
  • քառասնօրեայ (kʿaṙasnōreay)
  • ոսին (osin)

Descendants

  • Armenian: սին (sin)

References

  1. Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 490
  2. Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1979), սին”, 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 214–215
  3. Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 564

Further reading

  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), սին”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awgerean, Mkrtičʿ; Čēlalean, Grigor (1865), սին”, in Aṙjeṙn baṙaran haykaznean lezui [Pocket Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Łazarean, Ṙ. S. (2006), սին”, in Grabari homanišneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Old Armenian Synonyms], Yerevan: University Press
  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), սին”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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