սեաւ

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Parthian 𐫘𐫏𐫀𐫇 (syʾw /⁠syāw⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *cyaHwáh.

Adjective

սեաւ • (seaw)

1. black

   սեաւ փայտ ― seaw pʻayt ― ebony

   Synonym: արջն (arǰn)

2. (figuratively) sad, gloomy

Declension

o-type

	singular		plural
nominative	սեաւ (seaw)		սեաւք (seawkʻ)
genitive	սեւոյ (sewoy)		սեւոց (sewocʻ)
dative	սեւոյ (sewoy)		սեւոց (sewocʻ)
accusative	սեաւ (seaw)		սեաւս (seaws)
ablative	սեւոյ (sewoy)		սեւոց (sewocʻ)
instrumental	սեւով (sewov)		սեւովք (sewovkʻ)
locative	սեաւ (seaw)		սեաւս (seaws)

i-type

	singular		plural
nominative	սեաւ (seaw)		սեաւք (seawkʻ)
genitive	սեւի (sewi)		սեւից (sewicʻ)
dative	սեւի (sewi)		սեւից (sewicʻ)
accusative	սեաւ (seaw)		սեաւս (seaws)
ablative	սեւէ (sewē)		սեւից (sewicʻ)
instrumental	սեւիւ (sewiw)		սեւիւք (sewiwkʻ)
locative	սեւի (sewi)		սեաւս (seaws)

Noun

սեաւ • (seaw)

1. black horse
2. ink

Declension

o-type

	singular		plural
nominative	սեաւ (seaw)		սեաւք (seawkʻ)
genitive	սեւոյ (sewoy)		սեւոց (sewocʻ)
dative	սեւոյ (sewoy)		սեւոց (sewocʻ)
accusative	սեաւ (seaw)		սեաւս (seaws)
ablative	սեւոյ (sewoy)		սեւոց (sewocʻ)
instrumental	սեւով (sewov)		սեւովք (sewovkʻ)
locative	սեաւ (seaw)		սեաւս (seaws)

i-type

	singular		plural
nominative	սեաւ (seaw)		սեաւք (seawkʻ)
genitive	սեւի (sewi)		սեւից (sewicʻ)
dative	սեւի (sewi)		սեւից (sewicʻ)
accusative	սեաւ (seaw)		սեաւս (seaws)
ablative	սեւէ (sewē)		սեւից (sewicʻ)
instrumental	սեւիւ (sewiw)		սեւիւք (sewiwkʻ)
locative	սեւի (sewi)		սեաւս (seaws)

Derived terms

• կիսասեւ (kisasew)
• սեաւական (seawakan)
• սեաւամաղձութիւն (seawamałjutʻiwn)
• սեւագիր (sewagir)
• սեւագոյն (sewagoyn)
• սեւագործ (sewagorc)
• սեւագորշ (sewagorš)
• սեւագունդ (sewagund)
• սեւադեղ (sewadeł)
• սեւադէմ (sewadēm)
• սեւազգած (sewazgac)
• սեւազգեաց (sewazgeacʻ)
• սեւազգեստ (sewazgest)
• սեւաթոյր (sewatʻoyr)
• սեւաթորմի (sewatʻormi)
• սեւակ (sewak)
• սեւակոշտեալ (sewakošteal)
• սեւամաղձ (sewamałj)
• սեւամաղձութիւն (sewamałjutʻiwn)
• սեւայատակ (sewayatak)
• սեւային (sewayin)
• սեւանամ (sewanam)
• սեւաներկ (sewanerk)
• սեւատեսակ (sewatesak)
• սեւացուցանեմ (sewacʻucʻanem)
• սեւեմ (sewem)
• սեւերամ (seweram)
• սեւերես (seweres)
• սեւոտն (sewotn)
• սեւորակ (seworak)
• սեւորդի (sewordi)
• սեւութիւն (sewutʻiwn)
• սեւուկ (sewuk)
• սպիտակասեւ (spitakasew)
• քաջասեւ (kʻaǰasew)

 

Related terms

• Շաւասպ (Šawasp)
• Շաւարշ (Šawarš)

Descendants

• Middle Armenian: սեւ (sew)
  • Armenian: սեւ (sew)

References

• Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “սեաւ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “սեաւ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
• Perixanjan, A. G. (1993) Материалы к этимологическому словарю древнеармянского языка. Часть I [Materials for the Etymological Dictionary of the Old Armenian Language. Part 1]‎^[1] (in Russian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 21
• Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “սեաւ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy