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Etymology edit

The root is ցաս- (cʻas-) +‎ -ն- (-n-) and is of unknown origin.

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ցասնում (cʻasnum)  (aorist indicative ցասեայ)

  1. (intransitive) to lose one's temper, to put oneself in a passion, to fall or fly into a passion, to fire up, to be indignant, very cross, greatly incensed, violently enraged, angry, vexed, exasperated
    ցասնուլ տարապարտուցcʻasnul tarapartucʻto fire up at the least thing, to be easily provoked, put out

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References edit

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ցասնում”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ցասնում”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ցաս”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press