зонын

Ossetian

Alternative forms

  • (Digor) зонун (zonun)

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *zanH-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ānáHti. Akin to Persian دانستن, Baluchi زانگ (zánag), Sanskrit जानाति (jānāti).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʒonɨn/

Verb

зо́нын • (zónyn)

  1. to know, recognize
  2. to be able to

Conjugation

Conjugation of дзурын (to speak)
Tense Singular Plural
ӕз (æz) ды (dy) уый (uyj) мах (max) сымах (symax) уыдон (uydon)
Indicative
Present зо́нын (zónyn) зо́ныс (zónys) зо́ны (zóny) зо́нӕм (zónæm) зо́нут (zónut) зо́нынц (zónync)

Noun

зо́нын • (zónyn)

  1. knowledge
  2. ability, competence

References

  • Bigulajev, B. B., Gagkajev, K. Je., Kulajev, N. X., Tuajeva, O. N. (1970) “зонын”, in A. M. Kasajev, editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Ir
  • Rossi, Adriano Valerio (1998) “Ossetic and Balochi in V. I. Abaev's Slovar’”, in Studia Iranica et Alanica : Festschrift for Prof. Vasilij Ivanovič Abaev on the occasion of his 95th birthday (Serie orientale Roma; 82)‎[1], Rome: Istituto Italiano per l’Africa e l’Oriente, page 467
  • Cheung, Johnny (2002) Studies in the Historical Development of the Ossetic Vocalism (Beitrage Zur Iranistik; 23), Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert, →ISBN, page 419