քանիցս

քանիցս

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian քանիցս (kʿanicʿs); see it for more.

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [kʰɑˈnit͡sʰəs]
• (Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [kʰɑˈnit͡sʰəs]
• Hyphenation: քա‧նի‧ցըս

Adverb

քանիցս • (kʿanicʿs)

1. (archaic, literary, interrogative) how many times?
2. (archaic, literary) many times

   քանիցս փորձել եմ ― kʿanicʿs pʿorjel em ― I have tried many times

References

• Ałayan, Ēduard (1976), “քանիցս”, in Ardi hayereni bacʿatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan

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Old Armenian

Etymology

From քան (kʿan) +‎ -իցս (-icʿs).

Adverb

քանիցս • (kʿanicʿs)

1. (interrogative) how many times?

   քանի՞ցս անգամ ― kʿani^?cʿs angam ― how many times

2. every time (that)

   քանիցս անգամ ― kʿanicʿs angam ― every time (that)

Descendants

• Armenian: քանիցս (kʿanicʿs)

References

• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “քանիցս”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “քանիցս”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Łazarean, Ṙ. S. (2000), “քանիցս”, in Tʿosunean G. B., editor, Grabari baṙaran [Dictionary of Old Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press