կացին

Armenian

կացին

Etymology

From Old Armenian կացին (kacʿin).

Pronunciation

Noun

կացին (kacʿin)

  1. axe

Declension

Synonyms

Descendants


Old Armenian

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܚܨܝܢܐ (xaṣṣīnāʼ, axe, pickaxe), from Akkadian 𒍏𒄩𒍣𒅔 (/ḫaṣṣinnu/). This is the only instance where Syriac ܚ (x) yields Old Armenian կ (k).

Noun

կացին (kacʿin)

  1. axe, hatchet

Declension

Derived terms

  • կացնակ (kacʿnak)
  • կացնաւոր (kacʿnawor)

Descendants

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), կացին”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), կացին”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), կացին”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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