թաւալ

թաւալ

Old Armenian

Etymology

The origin is unknown.[1]

Often connected with Old Armenian տապալեմ (tapalem), which has certainly influenced Middle Armenian թապալ (tʿapal), and with Romanian tăvăli (“to roll”). Has also been compared to Central Kurdish تاوێر‎ (tawêr, “boulder”);[2] for the sense development compare Central Kurdish تاوێرکِردِنەوە‎ (tawêrkirdinewe, “to roll”)[3] and Old Armenian գիլ (gil).

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *tap- (“to press down, press together”), and cognate with Ancient Greek ταπεινός (tapeinós, “low”), Old Norse þefja (“to stir, thicken”), þófi (“felt”).[4][5]

Noun

թաւալ • (tʿawal)

1. roll, act or state of rolling

   թավալ տալ ― tʿaval tal ― on a precipice, steep

   թաւալ առնուլ ― tʿawal aṙnul ― to roll, to revolve, to turn round

   թաւալ բանից ― tʿawal banicʿ ― a winding discourse

   թաւալ տալ արեան ― tʿawal tal arean ― to cause one to roll in his own blood

Adjective

թաւալ • (tʿawal)

1. rolling, tumbling down

   թաւալ անկեալ գլոր խաղալ ― tʿawal ankeal glor xałal ― to tumble down, to roll down, to prostrate one's self

Derived terms

• անթաւալ (antʿawal)
• արիւնաթաւալ (ariwnatʿawal)
• գետնաթաւալ (getnatʿawal)
• գլաթաւալ (glatʿawal)
• դիաթաւալ (diatʿawal)
• դիթաւալ (ditʿawal)
• երկրաթաւալ (erkratʿawal)
• թաւագլոր (tʿawaglor)
• թաւալագլոր (tʿawalaglor)
• թաւալագոյն (tʿawalagoyn)
• թաւալական (tʿawalakan)
• թաւալանիմ (tʿawalanim)
• թաւալգլոր (tʿawalglor)
• թաւալեմ (tʿawalem)
• թաւալեցուցանեմ (tʿawalecʿucʿanem)
• թաւալիմ (tʿawalim)
• թաւալոց (tʿawalocʿ)
• թաւալումն (tʿawalumn)
• հողաթաւալ (hołatʿawal)
• մեղսաթաւալ (mełsatʿawal)
• մոխրաթաւալ (moxratʿawal)
• տղմաթաւալ (tłmatʿawal)

 

Descendants

• Middle Armenian: թապալ (tʿapal)
• Armenian: թավալ (tʿaval), թոլ (tʿol)

References

1. Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1973), “թաւալ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume II, 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, pages 163—164
2. Cabolov, R. L. (2010) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ kurdskovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Kurdish Language] (in Russian), volume II, Moscow: Russian Academy Press Vostochnaya Literatura, page 400
3. Mukriyanî, Gîw (1999), “تاوێر”, in Ferhengî kurdistan [Kurdistan dictionary], Erbil: Aras, page 216
4. J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1987) Hayocʿ lezvi patmutʿyun; naxagrayin žamanakašrǰan [History of the Armenian language: The Pre-Literary Period] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 153
5. J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010), “թաւալ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 261b

Further reading

• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “թաւալ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “թաւալ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy