թան

See also Appendix:Variations of "tan"

Armenian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *teh₂- (“to melt”), whence also թանալ (t'anal) and թանչ (t'anč). Cognates include Ancient Greek τήκω (tēkō), Sanskrit तोयम् (toyam), Latin tabeo and Old English þawian (English thaw).

Noun

թան • (tʿan)

1. Armenian drink made of yoghurt and water similar to airan

Declension

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)

	singular (uncountable)
nominative	թան (tʿan)
nominative definite	թանը/թանն (tʿanə/tʿann)
dative	թանի (tʿani)
dative definite	թանին (tʿanin)
ablative	թանից (tʿanicʿ)
instrumental	թանով (tʿanov)
locative	թանում (tʿanum)

possessive forms, (Eastern Armenian)

	1st person possession (my)
	singular (uncountable)
nominative	թանս (tʿans)
dative	թանիս (tʿanis)
ablative	թանիցս (tʿanicʿs)
instrumental	թանովս (tʿanovs)
locative	թանումս (tʿanums)
	2nd person possession (your)
	singular (uncountable)
nominative	թանդ (tʿand)
dative	թանիդ (tʿanid)
ablative	թանիցդ (tʿanicʿd)
instrumental	թանովդ (tʿanovd)
locative	թանումդ (tʿanumd)

External links

• Search “թան” in the Eastern Armenian National Corpus.