սանտր
Old Armenian
Etymology
Most likely inherited from the zero-grade of Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom, and cognate with Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron, “something with a sharp point”), Albanian çandër (“forked pole”).[1][2] Doublet of կենդրովն (kendrovn).
Noun
սանտր • (santr)
- comb
- 5th century, Łazar Pʻarpecʻi, Patmutʻiwn Hayocʻ [History of Armenia]:[3][4]
- Չօծան իւղով, չյարմարեցին սանտրով զհեր գլխոյ իւրեանց
- Čʻōcan iwłov, čʻyarmarecʻin santrov zher glxoy iwreancʻ
- Translation by Robert W. Thomson
- They did not anoint themselves with perfume, they did not arrange the hair of their heads with combs.
- Չօծան իւղով, չյարմարեցին սանտրով զհեր գլխոյ իւրեանց
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | սանտր (santr) | սանտրք (santrkʻ) |
| genitive | սանտրոյ (santroy) | սանտրոց (santrocʻ) |
| dative | սանտրոյ (santroy) | սանտրոց (santrocʻ) |
| accusative | սանտր (santr) | սանտրս (santrs) |
| ablative | սանտրոյ (santroy) | սանտրոց (santrocʻ) |
| instrumental | սանտրով (santrov) | սանտրովք (santrovkʻ) |
| locative | սանտր (santr) | սանտրս (santrs) |
Alternative forms
- սանդր (sandr)
Derived terms
- սանդրատարազ (sandrataraz)
- սանդրեմ (sandrem)
- սանտրեմ (santrem)
- օձասանդր (ōjasandr)
Descendants
- Armenian: սանր (sanr), սանդր (sandr), սանտր (santr) — Western Armenian, dialectal, սանդերք (sanderkʻ)
References
- ^ Mann, Stuart E. (1963) Armenian and Indo-European: Historical phonology[1], London: Luzac & Co. Ltd., page 13
- ^ Mann, Stuart E. (1968) An Armenian Historical Grammar in Latin Characters (Morphology, Etymology, Old Texts), London: Luzac & Co. Ltd., page 96
- ^ Łazar Pʻarpecʻi (1904) G. Tēr-Mkrtčʻean and St. Malxasean, editors, Patmutʻiwn Hayocʻ ew tʻułtʻ aṙ Vahan Mamikonean [History of Armenia and Letter to Vahan Mamikonian] (Patmagirkʻ hayocʻ; I.4), Tiflis: Mnacʻakan Martiroseancʻ Press, page 110
- ^ Thomson, Robert W. (1991) The History of Łazar Pʿarpecʿi (Columbia University Program in Armenian Studies. Suren D. Fesjian Academic Publications; 4)[2], Atlanta, Georgia: Scholars Press, page 161
Further reading
More information
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “սանտր”, 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, pages 174–175
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “սանտր”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 488
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “սանտր”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 668a
- Kerestedjian, Bedros (1945) Kerest Haig, editor, Étude philologique et lexicographique de 6000 mots et noms arméniens avec des comparaisons de 100.000 mots de 900 langues et des données historiques et géographiques[3] (in French), London: Bernard Quaritch Ltd., page 360, additionally comparing to Sanskrit सान्द्र (sāndra, “dense”) and Persian سنیژه (saniža, “weaver's reed or shuttle”)
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2013) “The place of Armenian in the Indo-European language family: the relationship with Greek and Indo-Iranian”, in Journal of Language Relationship[4], number 10, page 116, considering a substrate word together with Ancient Greek ξαίνω (xaínō, “to comb wool”)
- Pictet, Adolphe (1863) Les origines indo-européennes, ou Les Aryas primitifs: essai de paléontologie linguistique, volume II, Paris: J. Cherbuliez, page 106, comparing to Ancient Greek ξαίνω (xaínō, “to comb wool”), ξάνιον (xánion, “card for combing wool”), Persian شانه (šâne, “comb”).
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “սանտր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy