Armenian edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian պատանի (patani).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

պատանի (patani)

  1. adolescent, teenager, youngster, youth

Declension edit

Adjective edit

պատանի (patani) (superlative ամենապատանի)

  1. adolescent, young, youthful

Declension edit

Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

The origin is uncertain. An Iranian origin is suspected. Perhaps related to պատան (patan, band, shroud).

Noun edit

պատանի (patani)

  1. youth, adolescent, stripling, lad, young man
    պատանի անփորձpatani anpʿorjinexperienced young man, younker, greenhorn, novice
  2. domestic, servant; waiter; groom

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: պատանի (patani) (learned)

References edit

  • Awetikʿean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “պատանի”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1979) “պատանի”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, page 35ab
  • Belardi, Walter (1961) “Sull’origine delle voci armene antiche inizianti con -pat”, in Handes Amsorya[1] (in Italian), volume 75, numbers 10–12, Vienna, columns 617, 619
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “պատանի”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 624a
  • Mahé, Jean-Pierre (1998–2000) “Les collectifs en -unkʿ en arménien classique”, in Revue des Études Arméniennes (in French), volume 27, →DOI, page 87
  • 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 310
  • Petrosean, Matatʿeay (1879) “պատանի”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy