ջիլ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian ջիլ (ǰil); see it for more.

Pronunciation

  • (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): [d͡ʒil]
  • (file)

Noun

ջիլ (ǰil)

  1. tendon, sinew
  2. vein
  3. muscle

Declension

Derived terms


Old Armenian

Alternative forms

  • ջիղ (ǰił), ջեղ (ǰeł)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰiHslo-, from *gʷeyH- (sinew). Cognates include Latin filum (thread), Lithuanian gýsla, Proto-Slavic *žila.

Noun

ջիլ (ǰil)

  1. (anatomy) nerve, sinew (the ancients confused the two tissues)
    ջիլ տեսաբանականǰil tesabanakanoptic nerve
  2. fibre, string; whip
  3. (figuratively) nerve, sinews, force, vigour
    լուծանիլ ջղացlucanil ǰłacʿto become enervated
    զջիլս հարկանել ուրուքzǰils harkanel urukʿto shock a person's nerves, to frighten, to terrify
    զջիլս հատանել ուրուքzǰils hatanel urukʿto hurt a person's nerves, to weaken, to enervate

Usage notes

In Old Armenian ջիլ (ǰil) and ջիղ (ǰił) meant the same thing.

Declension

Derived terms

  • ամոլաջիլ (amolaǰil)
  • անջիլ (anǰil)
  • արջառաջիլ (arǰaṙaǰil)
  • բնաջեղք (bnaǰełkʿ)
  • լայնաջիլ (laynaǰil)
  • մանրաջիլ (manraǰil)
  • ջլաձիգ (ǰlajig)
  • ջլապինդ (ǰlapind)
  • ջլապնդեալ (ǰlapndeal)
  • ջլատեմ (ǰlatem)
  • ջլացեալ (ǰlacʿeal)
  • ջլացուցանեմ (ǰlacʿucʿanem)
  • ջլացուցանեմ (ǰlacʿucʿanem)
  • ջլեայ (ǰleay)
  • ջլեմ (ǰlem)
  • ջլուտ (ǰlut)
  • ջղալուծ (ǰłaluc)
  • ջղակապ (ǰłakap)
  • ջղատեսակ (ǰłatesak)
  • ջղեայ (ǰłeay)
  • ջղուտ (ǰłut)
  • վարազաջեղք (varazaǰełkʿ)

Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), ջիլ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), ջիլ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), ջիլ”, 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
  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) A Grammatical Sketch of Classical Armenian (pdf), Zagreb, page 9
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