տանձ

Armenian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Armenian տանձ (tanj).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /tɑnd͡z/, [tɑnd͡z]
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /dɑnt͡s/, [dɑnt͡sʰ]

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Noun

տանձ • (tanj)

1. pear (fruit)
2. (slang) scrotum

   տանձիս չի ― tanjis čʻi ― I don't care

Declension

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)

	singular	plural
nominative	տանձ (tanj)	տանձեր (tanjer)
dative	տանձի (tanji)	տանձերի (tanjeri)
ablative	տանձից (tanjicʻ)	տանձերից (tanjericʻ)
instrumental	տանձով (tanjov)	տանձերով (tanjerov)
locative	տանձում (tanjum)	տանձերում (tanjerum)
	definite forms
nominative	տանձը / տանձն (tanjə / tanjn)	տանձերը/տանձերն (tanjerə/tanjern)
dative	տանձին (tanjin)	տանձերին (tanjerin)
	1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative	տանձս (tanjs)	տանձերս (tanjers)
dative	տանձիս (tanjis)	տանձերիս (tanjeris)
ablative	տանձիցս (tanjicʻs)	տանձերիցս (tanjericʻs)
instrumental	տանձովս (tanjovs)	տանձերովս (tanjerovs)
locative	տանձումս (tanjums)	տանձերումս (tanjerums)
	2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative	տանձդ (tanjd)	տանձերդ (tanjerd)
dative	տանձիդ (tanjid)	տանձերիդ (tanjerid)
ablative	տանձիցդ (tanjicʻd)	տանձերիցդ (tanjericʻd)
instrumental	տանձովդ (tanjovd)	տանձերովդ (tanjerovd)
locative	տանձումդ (tanjumd)	տանձերումդ (tanjerumd)

Derived terms

• տանձաձեւ (tanjajew)
• տանձենի (tanjeni)

Further reading

• Pallas, Peter Simon (1784) “Pyrus cydonia”, in Flora Rossica (in Latin), volume I, part I, St. Petersburg: Academy Press, page 21, recorded as tans

Old Armenian

Etymology

An Iranian borrowing: compare Pashto ټانگو (ṭāngú, “wild pear tree”), ټانگه (ṭā́nga, “domestic pear tree”), Sanskrit टङ्क (ṭaṅka, “fruit of Feronia elephantum (syn. of Limonia acidissima)”), Punjabi ਤੰਗੀ (taṅgī, “the wild pear tree, Pyrus communis”), Kashmiri टंग् (ṭaṅg, “pear”), Kohistani Shina [script needed] (ṭāṅgū, “pear”), Khowar ٹونگ (ṭoṅg, “pear”) etc. Compare also Classical Syriac ܬܰܢ̈ܓܳܝܳܬܳܐ f pl (tangāyāṯā) ܬܰܢ̈ܩܳܝܳܬܳܐ f pl (tanqāyāṯā, “Prunus mahaleb”), apparently borrowed from the same source. Plums and pears can be denoted by the same name, as for example Arabic إِجَّاص (ʔijjāṣ), or Georgian ბერყენა (berq̇ena, “willow-leaved pear”) against Svan ბა̈რყუ̂ენ (bärq̇ûen, “cherry plum”).

Noun

տանձ • (tanj)

1. pear (fruit)

Declension

i-type

	singular	plural
nominative	տանձ (tanj)	տանձք (tanjkʻ)
genitive	տանձի (tanji)	տանձից (tanjicʻ)
dative	տանձի (tanji)	տանձից (tanjicʻ)
accusative	տանձ (tanj)	տանձս (tanjs)
ablative	տանձէ (tanjē)	տանձից (tanjicʻ)
instrumental	տանձիւ (tanjiw)	տանձիւք (tanjiwkʻ)
locative	տանձի (tanji)	տանձս (tanjs)

Derived terms

• խոզատանձ (xozatanj)
• կարմրատանձ (karmratanj)
• տանձի (tanji)
• տանձիկ (tanjik)

Descendants

• Middle Armenian: տանծ (tanc)
• Armenian: տանձ (tanj)

Further reading

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “տանձ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, page 369ab, not knowing the origin
• Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “տանձ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Bläsing, Uwe (2019) “Die armenischen Pflanzennamen in Peter Simon Pallas’ Flora Rossica. Eine Studie zu Etymologie und sprachlicher Interaktion”, in U. Bläsing, J. Dum-Tragut, T.M. van Lint, editors, Armenian, Hittite, and Indo-European Studies: A Commemoration Volume for Jos J.S. Weitenberg (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 15) (in German), Leuven: Peeters, pages 17–19, not knowing the origin
• J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “տանձ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 720a, not knowing the origin
• 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 937, not knowing the origin
• Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “տանձ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy