Old ArmenianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Indo-European *diw-, the oblique stem of *dyḗws (diurnal sky; sky god). See also երկտի (erkti). The sense "sky god" is not attested in Armenian. For possible traces of it see ծիածան (ciacan), տկողին (tkołin), աստուած (astuac), դիք (dikʿ).

NounEdit

տիւ (tiw)

  1. day, daytime, the part of the day when the sun shines
    տիւ եւ գիշերtiw ew gišernychthemeron
    ի տուէ, ի տունջեանi tuē, i tunǰeanduring the day, by day, in the day-time
    ի լուսապայծառ, ի լոյս տունջեանi lusapaycaṙ, i loys tunǰeanin broad day light
    ընդ տիւն ողջոյնənd tiwn ołǰoynall day long
    ի տուէ եւ ի գիշերի, զտիւ եւ զգիշերi tuē ew i gišeri, ztiw ew zgišerday and night, night and day
    չեւ խոնարհեալ տունջեանčʿew xonarheal tunǰeanbefore the end of the day, before nightfall
    արփիաճաճանչ տիւarpʿiačačančʿ tiwfine day, fine weather
    ի տունջենիս յայսմիկi tunǰenis yaysmikthis day, to-day

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DescendantsEdit

  • Armenian: տիվ (tiv), տվնջյան (tvnǰyan)

Further readingEdit

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “տիւ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “տիւ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 35
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2019), “Traces of Indo-European ‘Father Sky, God’ in Armenian”, in U. Bläsing, J. Dum-Tragut, T.M. van Lint, editors, Armenian, Hittite, and Indo-European Studies: A Commemoration Volume for Jos J.S. Weitenberg (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 15), Leuven: Peeters, pages 195–205
  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) A Grammatical Sketch of Classical Armenian[1], Zagreb, page 8
  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “տիւ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy