փնթի

Armenian

Alternative forms

  • փինթի (pʻintʻi), փնտի (pʻnti), փնթա (pʻntʻa), փնթե (pʻntʻe)dialectal

Etymology

From Middle Armenian փնթի (pʻntʻi).

Pronunciation

Adjective

փնթի • (pʻntʻi) (superlative ամենափնթի)

  1. slovenly, untidy

Declension

nominalized, i-type (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative փնթի (pʻntʻi) փնթիներ (pʻntʻiner)
dative փնթիի (pʻntʻii) փնթիների (pʻntʻineri)
ablative փնթիից (pʻntʻiicʻ) փնթիներից (pʻntʻinericʻ)
instrumental փնթիով (pʻntʻiov) փնթիներով (pʻntʻinerov)
locative փնթիում (pʻntʻium) փնթիներում (pʻntʻinerum)
definite forms
nominative փնթին (pʻntʻin) փնթիները / փնթիներն (pʻntʻinerə / pʻntʻinern)
dative փնթիին (pʻntʻiin) փնթիներին (pʻntʻinerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative փնթիս (pʻntʻis) փնթիներս (pʻntʻiners)
dative փնթիիս (pʻntʻiis) փնթիներիս (pʻntʻineris)
ablative փնթիիցս (pʻntʻiicʻs) փնթիներիցս (pʻntʻinericʻs)
instrumental փնթիովս (pʻntʻiovs) փնթիներովս (pʻntʻinerovs)
locative փնթիումս (pʻntʻiums) փնթիներումս (pʻntʻinerums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative փնթիդ (pʻntʻid) փնթիներդ (pʻntʻinerd)
dative փնթիիդ (pʻntʻiid) փնթիներիդ (pʻntʻinerid)
ablative փնթիիցդ (pʻntʻiicʻd) փնթիներիցդ (pʻntʻinericʻd)
instrumental փնթիովդ (pʻntʻiovd) փնթիներովդ (pʻntʻinerovd)
locative փնթիումդ (pʻntʻiumd) փնթիներումդ (pʻntʻinerumd)

Derived terms

  • փնթիկ (pʻntʻik)
  • փնթիփարախ (pʻntʻipʻarax)

Descendants

  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܦܢܬܝ (pintī)
  • Azerbaijani: pinti
  • Georgian: ფინთი (pinti)
  • Kurdish:
    Northern Kurdish: pintî
    Central Kurdish: پِنتی (pintî)
  • Laz: ფინთი (pinti)
  • Ottoman Turkish: پنتی (pinti)
  • Persian: پنتی (penti), پینتی (pinti)
  • Talysh: пинти / pinti
  • Zazaki: pınti

Further reading

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “փնթի”, 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, page 507ab

Middle Armenian

Etymology

Literally "shovel for excrements" from փին (pʻin, excrement) +‎ թի (tʻi, shovel). For such a figurative usage compare Constantinople dialect քաքի քյուրեք (kʻakʻi kʻyurekʻ, literally shit-shovel), հարկավորի / գործարանի / քենեֆի ավել (harkavori / gorcarani / kʻenefi avel, literally toilet-broom), which are similarly used as an adjective or adverb meaning "slovenly".[1]

Adjective

փնթի • (pʻntʻi)

  1. slovenly, untidy

Derived terms

  • փնթութիւն (pʻntʻutʻiwn)
  • փնթնթի (pʻntʻntʻi)

Descendants

  • Armenian: փնթի (pʻntʻi), փինթի (pʻintʻi), փնտի (pʻnti), փնթա (pʻntʻa), փնթե (pʻntʻe)dialectal
    • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܦܢܬܝ (pintī)
    • Azerbaijani: pinti
    • Georgian: ფინთი (pinti)
    • Kurdish:
      Northern Kurdish: pintî
      Central Kurdish: پِنتی (pintî)
    • Laz: ფინთი (pinti)
    • Ottoman Turkish: پنتی (pinti)
    • Persian: پنتی (penti), پینتی (pinti)
    • Talysh: пинти / pinti
    • Zazaki: pınti

References

  1. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “փնթի”, 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, page 507ab

Further reading

  • Ġazaryan, Ṙuben, Avetisyan, Henrik (2009) “փնթի”, in Miǰin hayereni baṙaran [Dictionary of Middle Armenian] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 787b
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “փնթի”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “փնթի”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy