դէզ

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰoyǵʰos or *dʰeyǵʰos, from the root *dʰeyǵʰ-.[1][2][3][4] Theoretically, a borrowing from the Iranian cognate cannot be excluded; compare Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬰𐬀 (daēza, wall),[2] 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬰𐬀𐬫𐬈𐬌𐬙𐬌 (daēzayeiti, to heap, wall about) and 𐬎𐬰𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬰𐬀 (uzdaēza, pile of earth).

Compare also Central Kurdish دێز (dêz, heap of leaves and plants for winter).[5]

Noun

դէզ • (dēz)

  1. heap, pile

Declension

i-a-type
singular plural
nominative դէզ (dēz) դէզք (dēzkʻ)
genitive դիզի (dizi) դիզաց (dizacʻ)
dative դիզի (dizi) դիզաց (dizacʻ)
accusative դէզ (dēz) դէզս (dēzs)
ablative դիզէ (dizē) դիզաց (dizacʻ)
instrumental դիզաւ (dizaw) դիզաւք = դիզօք (dizawkʻ = dizōkʻ)
locative դիզի (dizi) դէզս (dēzs)
o-type
singular plural
nominative դէզ (dēz) դէզք (dēzkʻ)
genitive դիզոյ (dizoy) դիզոց (dizocʻ)
dative դիզոյ (dizoy) դիզոց (dizocʻ)
accusative դէզ (dēz) դէզս (dēzs)
ablative դիզոյ (dizoy) դիզոց (dizocʻ)
instrumental դիզով (dizov) դիզովք (dizovkʻ)
locative դէզ (dēz) դէզս (dēzs)

Derived terms

  • աշխարհադէզ (ašxarhadēz)
  • բազմադէզ (bazmadēz)
  • բարձրադէզ (barjradēz)
  • բոլորադէզ (boloradēz)
  • բոցադէզ (bocʻadēz)
  • դէզադէզ (dēzadēz)
  • դիզադէզ (dizadēz)
  • դիզան (dizan)
  • դիզանամ (dizanam)
  • դիզանեմ (dizanem)
  • դիզանիմ (dizanim)
  • դիզափայտ (dizapʻayt)
  • դիզեմ (dizem)
  • դիզում (dizum)
  • երկայնադէզ (erkaynadēz)
  • կուտակադէզ (kutakadēz)
  • հրադէզ (hradēz)
  • մեծադէզ (mecadēz)
  • մսադէզ (msadēz)
  • փրփրադէզ (pʻrpʻradēz)
  • քարադէզ (kʻaradēz)

Descendants

  • Armenian: դեզ (dez)

References

  1. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “դէզ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  2. 2.0 2.1 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 204
  3. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) A Grammatical Sketch of Classical Armenian[1], Zagreb, page 10
  4. ^ Fortson, Benjamin W. (2010) Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, second edition, Oxford: Blackwell, pages 385, 388
  5. ^ Hejar (1990) “دێز”, in Henbane borîne[2], Tehran: Soroush, page 333

Further reading

  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “դէզ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Xudabašeancʻ, Ałekʻsandr (1838) “դէզ”, in Baṙaran ’i haykakan lezuē ’i ṙusacʻ barbaṙ [Dictionary from the Armenian Language into the Russian Tongue], volume I, Moscow: Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “դէզ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy