շաչիւն

Old Armenian

Etymology

From շաչեմ (šačʻem) +‎ -իւն (-iwn).

Noun

շաչիւն • (šačʻiwn) indeclinable

1. noise, burst, crackling, crash
2. rustling, rumbling
3. report, clap, explosion
4. resounding
5. gurgling, murmur

Usage notes

This noun is indeclinable. If it has to be declined, it is replaced by the synonym շաչումն (šačʻumn) or by the infinitive participle of the corresponding verb, շաչել (šačʻel), and then declined.

Descendants

• Armenian: շաչյուն (šačʻyun)

References

• Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “շաչիւն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “շաչիւն”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Abrahamyan, Ašot (1976) Grabari jeṙnark [A Handbook of Old Armenian]‎^[1] (in Armenian), 4th edition, Yerevan: Luys