քանիցս
Armenian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Armenian քանիցս (kʻanicʻs); see it for more.
Pronunciation edit
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [kʰɑnít͡sʰəs]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [kʰɑnít͡sʰəs]
- Hyphenation: քա‧նի‧ցըս
Adverb edit
քանիցս • (kʻanicʻs)
- (archaic, literary, interrogative) how many times?
- (archaic, literary) many times
- քանիցս փորձել եմ ― kʻanicʻs pʻorjel em ― I have tried many times
References edit
- Aġayan, Ēduard (1976) “քանիցս”, in Ardi hayereni bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan
Old Armenian edit
Etymology edit
From քան (kʻan) + -իցս (-icʻs).
Adverb edit
քանիցս • (kʻanicʻs)
- (interrogative) how many times?
- քանի՞ցս անգամ ― kʻani?cʻs angam ― how many times
- every time (that)
- քանիցս անգամ ― kʻanicʻs angam ― every time (that)
Descendants edit
- Armenian: քանիցս (kʻanicʻs)
References edit
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “քանիցս”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “քանիցս”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ġazarean, Ṙ. S. (2000) “քանիցս”, in Tʻosunean G. B., editor, Grabari baṙaran [Dictionary of Old Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press