տանձ
Armenian
Etymology
From Old Armenian տանձ (tanj).
Pronunciation
Audio (Eastern Armenian) (file) - (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [tɑnd͡z]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [dɑnt͡sʰ]
Noun
տանձ • (tanj)
- pear (fruit)
- (slang) scrotum
- տանձիս չի ― tanjis čʿi ― I don't care
Declension
i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | տանձ (tanj) | տանձեր (tanjer) | ||
| dative | տանձի (tanji) | տանձերի (tanjeri) | ||
| ablative | տանձից (tanjicʿ) | տանձերից (tanjericʿ) | ||
| instrumental | տանձով (tanjov) | տանձերով (tanjerov) | ||
| locative | տանձում (tanjum) | տանձերում (tanjerum) | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | տանձը/տանձն (tanjə/tanjn) | տանձերը/տանձերն (tanjerə/tanjern) | ||
| dative | տանձին (tanjin) | տանձերին (tanjerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | տանձս (tanjs) | տանձերս (tanjers) | ||
| dative | տանձիս (tanjis) | տանձերիս (tanjeris) | ||
| ablative | տանձիցս (tanjicʿs) | տանձերիցս (tanjericʿs) | ||
| instrumental | տանձովս (tanjovs) | տանձերովս (tanjerovs) | ||
| locative | տանձումս (tanjums) | տանձերումս (tanjerums) | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | տանձդ (tanjd) | տանձերդ (tanjerd) | ||
| dative | տանձիդ (tanjid) | տանձերիդ (tanjerid) | ||
| ablative | տանձիցդ (tanjicʿd) | տանձերիցդ (tanjericʿd) | ||
| instrumental | տանձովդ (tanjovd) | տանձերովդ (tanjerovd) | ||
| locative | տանձումդ (tanjumd) | տանձերումդ (tanjerumd) | ||
Derived terms
- տանձաձեւ (tanjajew)
- տանձենի (tanjeni)
Further reading
- Pallas, Peter Simon (1784), “Pyrus cydonia”, in Flora Rossica (in Latin), volume I, part I, St. Petersburg: Academy Press, page 21, recorded as tans
Old Armenian
Etymology
An Iranian borrowing: compare Pashto ټانگو (ṭāngú, “wild pear tree”), ټانگه (ṭā́nga, “domestic pear tree”), Sanskrit टङ्क (ṭaṅka, “fruit of Feronia elephantum”), Punjabi ਤੰਗੀ (taṅgī, “the wild pear tree, Pyrus communis”), Kashmiri टंग् (ṭaṅg, “pear”), Kohistani Shina [script needed] (ṭāṅgū, “pear”), Khowar ٹونگ (ṭoṅg, “pear”) etc.[1][2] Compare also Classical Syriac ܬܰܢ̈ܓܳܝܳܬܳܐ f pl (tangāyāṯā) ܬܰܢ̈ܩܳܝܳܬܳܐ f pl (tanqāyāṯā, “Prunus mahaleb”),[3] apparently borrowed from the same source. Plums and pears can be denoted by the same name, as for example Arabic إِجَّاص (ʾijjāṣ), or Georgian ბერყენა (berq̇ena, “willow-leaved pear”) against Svan ბა̈რყუ̂ენ (bärq̇ûen, “cherry plum”).
Noun
տանձ • (tanj)
- pear (fruit)
Declension
i-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | տանձ (tanj) | տանձք (tanjkʿ) | |
| genitive | տանձի (tanji) | տանձից (tanjicʿ) | |
| dative | տանձի (tanji) | տանձից (tanjicʿ) | |
| accusative | տանձ (tanj) | տանձս (tanjs) | |
| ablative | տանձէ (tanjē) | տանձից (tanjicʿ) | |
| instrumental | տանձիւ (tanjiw) | տանձիւք (tanjiwkʿ) | |
| locative | տանձի (tanji) | տանձս (tanjs) |
Derived terms
- խոզատանձ (xozatanj)
- կարմրատանձ (karmratanj)
- տանձի (tanji)
- տանձիկ (tanjik)
Descendants
- Middle Armenian: տանծ (tanc)
- Armenian: տանձ (tanj)
References
- Mkrtčʿyan, Nerses (2004), “Banasirakan čšgrtumner ew lracʿumner [Philological Corrections and Additions]”, in Patma-banasirakan handes [Historical-Philological Journal] (in Armenian), issue 3, page 187
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ṭaṅka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- Payne Smith, Robert (1879–1901), “ܬܰܢ̈ܩܳܝܳܬܳܐ”, in Thesaurus Syriacus (in Latin), Oxford: Clarendon Press, column 4473
Further reading
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1979), “տանձ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume IV, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 369ab, not knowing the origin
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “տանձ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Bläsing, Uwe (2019), “Die armenischen Pflanzennamen in Peter Simon Pallas’ Flora Rossica. Eine Studie zu Etymologie und sprachlicher Interaktion”, 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) (in German), Leuven: Peeters, pages 17–19, not knowing the origin
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010), “տանձ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 720a, not knowing the origin
- 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 937, not knowing the origin
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “տանձ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy