ծնծղայ
Old Armenian
Alternative forms
- ձնծղայ (jncłay)
- ցնծղայ (cʻncłay)
- ծեծեղայ (cecełay)
- ծիծեղայ (cicełay)
Etymology
From Classical Syriac ܨܨܠܐ (ṣeṣṣəlā, ṣiṣṣəlā, “cymbal”).
Noun
ծնծղայ • (cncłay)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ծնծղայ (cncłay) | ծնծղայք (cncłaykʻ) |
| genitive | ծնծղայի (cncłayi) | ծնծղայից (cncłayicʻ) |
| dative | ծնծղայի (cncłayi) | ծնծղայից (cncłayicʻ) |
| accusative | ծնծղայ (cncłay) | ծնծղայս (cncłays) |
| ablative | ծնծղայէ (cncłayē) | ծնծղայից (cncłayicʻ) |
| instrumental | ծնծղայիւ (cncłayiw) | ծնծղայիւք (cncłayiwkʻ) |
| locative | ծնծղայի (cncłayi) | ծնծղայս (cncłays) |
Descendants
- Armenian: ծնծղա (cncġa)
- Georgian: წინწილი (c̣inc̣ili), წინწილა (c̣inc̣ila)
- Middle Armenian: ձնձղայ (jnjġay), ծնծղեակ (cncġeak)
References
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ծնծղայ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ծնծղայ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ծնծղայ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Eremia Meġrecʻi (1698) “ծեծեղայս”, in Baṙgirkʻ hayocʻ [Armenian Dictionary] (in Armenian), Livorno: Sargis Evdokiacʻi Sahetʻči Press, page 149