Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian թեզան (tʻezan).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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թեզան (tʻezan)

  1. (weaving) the weft, the transverse threads which are woven across to make cloth using the warp as a base
  2. long sleeve

Declension

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i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative թեզան (tʻezan) թեզաններ (tʻezanner)
dative թեզանի (tʻezani) թեզանների (tʻezanneri)
ablative թեզանից (tʻezanicʻ) թեզաններից (tʻezannericʻ)
instrumental թեզանով (tʻezanov) թեզաններով (tʻezannerov)
locative թեզանում (tʻezanum) թեզաններում (tʻezannerum)
definite forms
nominative թեզանը/թեզանն (tʻezanə/tʻezann) թեզանները/թեզաններն (tʻezannerə/tʻezannern)
dative թեզանին (tʻezanin) թեզաններին (tʻezannerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative թեզանս (tʻezans) թեզաններս (tʻezanners)
dative թեզանիս (tʻezanis) թեզաններիս (tʻezanneris)
ablative թեզանիցս (tʻezanicʻs) թեզաններիցս (tʻezannericʻs)
instrumental թեզանովս (tʻezanovs) թեզաններովս (tʻezannerovs)
locative թեզանումս (tʻezanums) թեզաններումս (tʻezannerums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative թեզանդ (tʻezand) թեզաններդ (tʻezannerd)
dative թեզանիդ (tʻezanid) թեզաններիդ (tʻezannerid)
ablative թեզանիցդ (tʻezanicʻd) թեզաններիցդ (tʻezannericʻd)
instrumental թեզանովդ (tʻezanovd) թեզաններովդ (tʻezannerovd)
locative թեզանումդ (tʻezanumd) թեզաններումդ (tʻezannerumd)

Old Armenian

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Etymology

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The origin is uncertain.

The derivations from Proto-Indo-European *tek- (to weave) or *(s)tegʰ- (to stitch) are usually rejected because Armenian -զ- (-z-) requires *-ǵʰ-. Petersson connects with թիզ (tʻiz, span) and reconstructs a Proto-Indo-European *teǵʰ- (to stretch) for both, remarking, however, that there are no cognates in other languages, apart from, perhaps, Russian таза́ть (tazátʹ, to scold, rebuke).

Noun

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թեզան (tʻezan)

  1. (weaving) the weft, the transverse threads which are woven across to make cloth using the warp as a base
  2. long sleeve

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: թեզան (tʻezan)

References

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “թեզան”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 168a
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “թեզան”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 283
  • 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 300
  • Petersson, Herbert (1920) Arische und armenische Studien (Lunds Universitets Årsskrift N.F. Avd. 1, Bd. 16. Nr. 3) (in German), Lund, Leipzig, pages 133–134
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “թեզան”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy