քանիցս

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian քանիցս (kʻanicʻs); see it for more.

Pronunciation

Adverb

քանիցս • (kʻanicʻs)

  1. (archaic, literary, interrogative) how many times?
  2. (archaic, literary) many times
    քանիցս փորձել եմkʻanicʻs pʻorjel emI have tried many times

References

  • Aġayan, Ēduard (1976) “քանիցս”, in Ardi hayereni bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan

Old Armenian

Etymology

From քան (kʻan) + -իցս (-icʻs).

Adverb

քանիցս • (kʻanicʻs)

  1. (interrogative) how many times?
    քանի՞ցս անգամkʻani?cʻs angamhow many times
  2. every time (that)
    քանիցս անգամkʻanicʻs angamevery time (that)

Descendants

  • Armenian: քանիցս (kʻanicʻs)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “քանիցս”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “քանիցս”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ġazarean, Ṙ. S. (2000) “քանիցս”, in Tʻosunean G. B., editor, Grabari baṙaran [Dictionary of Old Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press
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