ժանի

Armenian

Pronunciation

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Noun

ժանի • (žani)

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

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 pʻłacʻelephant's tusks, ivory
    ժանիս արկանել յոքžanis arkanel yokʻto seize with the teeth, to force one's teeth into, to bite

Declension

Derived terms

  • բռնաժանի (bṙnažani)
  • եռաժանի (eṙažani)
  • երեքժանեայ (erekʻžaneay)
  • երեքժանի (erekʻžani)
  • ժայնաւոր (žaynawor)
  • ժանաթուակ (žanatʻuak)
  • ժանաւոր (žanawor)
  • ժանեկոտոր (žanekotor)
  • ժանեղ (žaneł)
  • ժանեւոր (žanewor)
  • ժանէհետ (žanēhet)
  • քառաժանի (kʻaṙažani)

Descendants

  • Armenian: ժանիք (žanikʻ)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ժանի”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ժանի”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ժանի”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
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