թիզ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian թիզ (tʿiz).

Pronunciation

Noun

թիզ (tʿiz)

  1. span (space from the thumb to the end of the little finger when extended, about 24 cm)

Declension

Derived terms

  • թզանոց (tʿzanocʿ)
  • թզիկ (tʿzik)
  • թզել (tʿzel)

Old Armenian

Etymology

The origin is unknown.[1][2] Petersson connects with թեզան (tʿezan).[3]

Noun

թիզ (tʿiz)

  1. span (space from the thumb to the end of the little finger when extended, about 24 cm)
    թզաւ յերկայնութիւնtʿzaw yerkaynutʿiwna span in length
  2. palm, handbreadth, four fingers' breadth
    թանձրութիւն նորա թզաւtʿanjrutʿiwn nora tʿzawfour inches thick

Declension

Derived terms

  • երեքաթզեան (erekʿatʿzean)
  • երեքթզեան (erekʿtʿzean)
  • թզահասակ (tʿzahasak)
  • թզաչափ (tʿzačʿapʿ)
  • թզաչափաբար (tʿzačʿapʿabar)
  • թզեան (tʿzean)
  • թզուկ (tʿzuk)
  • իննթզեան (inntʿzean)

Descendants

See also

  • քիլ (kʿil)
  • ուղուկ (ułuk)

References

  1. Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1973), թիզ”, 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, page 182
  2. 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 941
  3. Petersson, Herbert (1920) Arische und armenische Studien (Lunds Universitets Årsskrift N.F. Avd. 1, Bd. 16. Nr. 3) (in German), Lund, Leipzig, pages 133–134

Further reading

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