ժանի

Armenian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʒɑˈni]
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Noun

ժանի (žani)

  1. (archaic) Alternative form of ժանիք (žanikʿ)

Declension


Old Armenian

Etymology

The origin is uncertain.

Noun

ժանի (žani)

  1. (usually in the plural) tusk; sharp tooth of a wild beast
    ժանի փղացžani pʿłacʿelephant's tusks, ivory
    ժանիս արկանել յոքžanis arkanel yokʿto seize with the teeth, to force one's teeth into, to bite

Declension

Derived terms

  • բռնաժանի (bṙnažani)
  • եռաժանի (eṙažani)
  • երեքժանեայ (erekʿžaneay)
  • երեքժանի (erekʿžani)
  • ժայնաւոր (žaynawor)
  • ժանաթուակ (žanatʿuak)
  • ժանաւոր (žanawor)
  • ժանեկոտոր (žanekotor)
  • ժանեղ (žaneł)
  • ժանեւոր (žanewor)
  • ժանէհետ (žanēhet)
  • քառաժանի (kʿaṙažani)

Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), ժանի”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), ժանի”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), ժանի”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
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