Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰoyǵʰos or *dʰeyǵʰos, from the root *dʰeyǵʰ-.[1][2][3][4] Theoretically, a borrowing from the Iranian cognate cannot be excluded; compare Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬰𐬀 (daēza, wall),[2] 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬰𐬀𐬫𐬈𐬌𐬙𐬌 (daēzayeiti, to heap, wall about) and 𐬎𐬰𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬰𐬀 (uzdaēza, pile of earth).

Compare also Central Kurdish دێز (dêz, heap of leaves and plants for winter).[5]

Noun edit

դէզ (dēz)

  1. heap, pile

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: դեզ (dez)

References edit

  1. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “դէզ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  2. 2.0 2.1 Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 204
  3. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) A Grammatical Sketch of Classical Armenian[1], Zagreb, page 10
  4. ^ Fortson, Benjamin W. (2010) Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, second edition, Oxford: Blackwell, pages 385, 388
  5. ^ Hejar (1990) “دێز”, in Henbane borîne[2], Tehran: Soroush, page 333

Further reading edit

  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “դէզ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Xudabašeancʻ, Ałekʻsandr (1838) “դէզ”, in Baṙaran ’i haykakan lezuē ’i ṙusacʻ barbaṙ [Dictionary from the Armenian Language into the Russian Tongue], volume I, Moscow: Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “դէզ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy