զնդան

Armenian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Armenian զնդան (zndan).

Noun

զնդան (zndan)

  1. dungeon, jail
    Synonym: բանտ (bant)
Declension

Etymology 2

From Persian سندان (sendân).[1]

Noun

զնդան (zndan)

  1. anvil
    Synonym: սալ (sal)
Declension

References

  1. Malxaseancʿ, Stepʿan (1944–1945), զնդան”, in Hayerēn bacʿatrakan baṙaran [Armenian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: State Publishing House

Old Armenian

Etymology

An Iranian borrowing; compare Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (zyndʾn' /zēndān/, prison).

Noun

զնդան (zndan)

  1. prison

Synonyms

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