ձիգ

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Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian ձիգ (jig).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ձիգ (jig) (superlative ամենաձիգ)

  1. tight, taut
    ձիգ պարանjig parantight rope
  2. long, extended; slow, monotonous
    ձիգ տարիներjig tarinerlong years

Declension

Adverb

ձիգ (jig)

  1. tightly

Old Armenian

Etymology

The origin is uncertain.

Adjective

ձիգ (jig) indeclinable

  1. stretched, well tight
  2. extended, vast; long, prolix
    ամիսս ձիգսamiss jigsfor months together
    ի ձիգ արկանելi jig arkanelto prolong, to protract, to lengthen; to flag, to droop
  3. firm, hard, strong

Declension

Noun

ձիգ (jig)

  1. something woven, texture, tissue; cloth
  2. one of the parts of the plough, a shaft
  3. tendon, sinew
  4. shooting, the act of shooting
    ձիգ դնելjig dnelto bend the bow
  5. arrow

Declension

Adverb

ձիգ (jig)

  1. long, a long while or time
    ձիգ արշաւել/զհետ մտանելjig aršawel/zhet mtanelto run or pursue far

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: ձիգ (jig)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ձիգ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ձիգ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ձիգ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press