ծնծղայ

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

  • ձնծղայ (jncłay)
  • ցնծղայ (cʻncłay)
  • ծեծեղայ (cecełay)
  • ծիծեղայ (cicełay)

Etymology

From Classical Syriac ܨܨܠܐ (ṣeṣṣəlā, ṣiṣṣəlā, cymbal).

Noun

ծնծղայ • (cncłay)

  1. cymbal
  2. (music) the name of a certain measure

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: ծնծղա (cncġa)
  • Georgian: წინწილი (c̣inc̣ili), წინწილა (c̣inc̣ila)
  • Middle Armenian: ձնձղայ (jnjġay), ծնծղեակ (cncġeak)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ծնծղայ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ծնծղայ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ծնծղայ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Eremia Meġrecʻi (1698) “ծեծեղայս”, in Baṙgirkʻ hayocʻ [Armenian Dictionary] (in Armenian), Livorno: Sargis Evdokiacʻi Sahetʻči Press, page 149
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