Middle Armenian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Likely borrowed from an unidentified Iranian name containing a reflex of Proto-Iranian *tr̥ŝáti (to tremble with fear) and the Iranian hypocoristic suffix -ič. Compare especially Parthian 𐫤𐫡𐫘 𐫏𐫉𐫅𐫀𐫗 (trs yzdʾn /⁠Tars-yazdān⁠/, a male given name, literally fearing god), Classical Syriac ܡܝܗܪܛܪܣ (myhrṭrs /⁠Mihr-Tars⁠/, a male given name from Iranian, literally full of respect for Mithra), and Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (tlsʾk' /⁠tarsāg⁠/, Christian, literally (God) fearer) (Persian ترسا (tarsâ)).

Proper noun edit

Տարսայիճ (Tarsayič)

  1. a male given name, Tarsayich
    • 13th century?, Inscription (Khachkar fragments in the Orbelian family cemetery in Eġegis, Vayocʻ Jor, Armenia) :[1][2]
      .Ի ԲԱՐԵՊԱՇՏ ԻՇԽԱՆՈՒԹԵԱՆ ՏԱՐՍԱԻՃԻՆ...ՀԱԼԱԼ ԱՐԴԵԱՄԲ...
      .I BAREPAŠT IŠXANUTʻEAN TARSAIČIN...HALAL ARDEAMB...
      .in the pious princedom of Tarsaič...by pure fruits...

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: Տարսայիչ (Tarsayičʻ)

References edit

  1. ^ Barxudaryan, S. G. (1967) K. G. Ġafadaryan, editor, Divan hay vimagrutʻyan. Prak III, Vayocʻ Jor, Eġegnajori ew Azizbekovi šrǰanner [Corpus Inscriptionum Armenicarum. Volume III, Vayots Dzor: Districts of Yeghegnadzor and Azizbekov] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, § 326, page 113
  2. ^ Stone, Michael E. (2019) “The Orbelian family cemetery in Ełegis, Vayoc‘ Jor, Armenia”, in U. Bläsing, J. Dum-Tragut, T.M. van Lint, editors, Armenian, Hittite, and Indo-European Studies: A Commemoration Volume for Jos J.S. Weitenberg (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 15), with notes by Aram Topchyan, printed also in REArm 33 (2011), Leuven: Peeters, pages 357–358

Further reading edit

  • Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1962) “Տարսայիճ”, in Hayocʻ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Personal Names of Armenians] (in Armenian), volume V, Yerevan: University Press, pages 141–142, unknown origin
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    Colditz, Iris (2018) Iranische Personennamen in manichäischer Überlieferung [Iranian personal names in Manichaean tradition] (Iranisches Personennamenbuch, Band II, Faszikel 1) (in German), Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, § 541, without the Armenian
  • Gignoux, Philippe, Jullien, Christelle, Jullien, Florence (2009) Noms propres syriaques d'origine iranienne [Syriac proper names of Iranian origin] (Iranisches Personennamenbuch, Band VII, Faszikel 5) (in French), Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, § 307, page 104, without the Armenian
  • Livshits, Vladimir (1977) “New Parthian documents from south Turkmenistan”, in Acta Antiqua Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae, number 25, Budapest, pages 181–182, see for the hypocoristic suffix, without the Armenian