ձետ
Armenian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Old Armenian ձետ (jet), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰedos-.
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [d͡zɛt]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [t͡sʰɛd]
Noun
ձետ • (jet)
- (archaic) tail of an animal
Declension
i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ձետ (jet) | ձետեր (jeter) | ||
| dative | ձետի (jeti) | ձետերի (jeteri) | ||
| ablative | ձետից (jeticʿ) | ձետերից (jetericʿ) | ||
| instrumental | ձետով (jetov) | ձետերով (jeterov) | ||
| locative | ձետում (jetum) | ձետերում (jeterum) | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | ձետը/ձետն (jetə/jetn) | ձետերը/ձետերն (jeterə/jetern) | ||
| dative | ձետին (jetin) | ձետերին (jeterin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | ձետս (jets) | ձետերս (jeters) | ||
| dative | ձետիս (jetis) | ձետերիս (jeteris) | ||
| ablative | ձետիցս (jeticʿs) | ձետերիցս (jetericʿs) | ||
| instrumental | ձետովս (jetovs) | ձետերովս (jeterovs) | ||
| locative | ձետումս (jetums) | ձետերումս (jeterums) | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | ձետդ (jetd) | ձետերդ (jeterd) | ||
| dative | ձետիդ (jetid) | ձետերիդ (jeterid) | ||
| ablative | ձետիցդ (jeticʿd) | ձետերիցդ (jetericʿd) | ||
| instrumental | ձետովդ (jetovd) | ձետերովդ (jeterovd) | ||
| locative | ձետումդ (jetumd) | ձետերումդ (jeterumd) | ||
Middle Armenian
Etymology
From Old Armenian ձետ (jet), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰedos-.
Noun
ձետ • (jet)
- penis
References
- Łazaryan, Ṙ. S.; Avetisyan, H. M. (2009), “ձետ”, in Miǰin hayereni baṙaran [Dictionary of Middle Armenian] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
Old Armenian
Alternative forms
- ցետ (cʿet)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰedos- with a semantic shift ‘rump’ → ‘tail’. Cognates include Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬛𐬀𐬵 (zadah, “rump”), Sanskrit हदति (hadati, “to evacuate, defecate”), Ancient Greek χόδανος (khódanos), χέζω (khézō), Albanian dhjes, Russian зад (zad).
Noun
ձետ • (jet)
- tail (of a dog, fox, lion, etc.)
- ձետ առ ձետ ― jet aṙ jet ― tail to tail, one after another
Declension
o-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ձետ (jet) | ձետք (jetkʿ) | |
| genitive | ձետոյ (jetoy) | ձետոց (jetocʿ) | |
| dative | ձետոյ (jetoy) | ձետոց (jetocʿ) | |
| accusative | ձետ (jet) | ձետս (jets) | |
| ablative | ձետոյ (jetoy) | ձետոց (jetocʿ) | |
| instrumental | ձետով (jetov) | ձետովք (jetovkʿ) | |
| locative | ձետ (jet) | ձետս (jets) |
Synonyms
- պոչ (počʿ), ագի (agi), տուտն (tutn)
Derived terms
- քառաձետ (kʿaṙajet)
Descendants
- Middle Armenian: ձետ (jet)
- → Armenian: ձետ (jet)
References
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “ձետ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “ձետ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “ձետ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 432