թև

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Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Armenian թև (tʻew).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

թև (tʻew)

  1. wing
    ինքնաթիռի թևinkʻnatʻiṙi tʻewwing of an airplane
  2. arm of a human
    Coordinate terms: ձեռք (jeṙkʻ), բազուկ (bazuk)
  3. fin of a fish
  4. (military) wing, flank
  5. (politics) wing
  6. side
    ձախ թևումjax tʻewumon the left side
  7. (dialectal) the place for the watchdog to lay and guard the flock when it stays outside

Declension[edit]

Old Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

The origin is uncertain.[1]

Perhaps derived from Proto-Indo-European *ptewo-, from *peth₂-, in which case cognate with թեր (tʻer), թերթ (tʻertʻ), թռչիմ (tʻṙčʻim).[2][3]

Noun[edit]

թև (tʻew)

  1. wing
    թեւ աղօրեացtʻew ałōreacʻsails of a wind-mill; sweep, fan
    թեւ ձկանցtʻew jkancʻfins of fish
    թեւ զօրացtʻew zōracʻwings of an army
    թեւ հանդերձիցtʻew handerjicʻsleeve of a coat
    թեւ նաւուtʻew nawurudder, oar, or sail of a ship
    թեւ դրանցtʻew drancʻleaf, fold of door
    թեւ տաճարիtʻew tačaritowers of the temple; pyramids
    թեւ գառագղիtʻew gaṙagłiportcullis; greatest door of menagery
    թեւք երկրիtʻewkʻ erkrithe ends of the earth
    թեւս առնուլtʻews aṙnulto have wings, feathers
    թեւս ածելtʻews acelto flutter, to take wing; to fly away
    թեւ ի թեւ, թեւ ի թեւ խառնեալ/յեռեալtʻew i tʻew, tʻew i tʻew xaṙneal/yeṙealarm in arm
    թեւ տալ ումէքtʻew tal umēkʻto give one's arm to
    բանալ, պարզել, հատանել զթեւսbanal, parzel, hatanel ztʻewsto spread the wings
    հատանել զթեւսhatanel ztʻewsto clip or crop (a bird's wings); to fetter or paralyze a person
  2. arm of a human
  3. flight, rush, dash
    թեւք հողմոցtʻewkʻ hołmocʻblow of a wind
  4. (figuratively) wing, protection
    թեւ արկանելtʻew arkanelto extend the wings; to be a protector, to patronize; to obtain possession

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Armenian: թև (tʻew), թևք (tʻewkʻ)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “թև”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, pages 177–178
  2. ^ J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1987) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun; naxagrayin žamanakašrǰan [History of the Armenian language: The Pre-Literary Period]‎[1] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 144
  3. ^ J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “թեւ I”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 26a

Further reading[edit]

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “թև”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “թև”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy