փնթի
Armenian
Alternative forms
- փինթի (pʿintʿi), փնտի (pʿnti), փնթա (pʿntʿa), փնթե (pʿntʿe) — dialectal
Etymology
From Middle Armenian փնթի (pʿntʿi).
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [Lua error: Unmatched close-paren at pattern character 2] invalid IPA characters (<g="">L:U2</g>), replace g with ɡ, : with ː, g with ɡ
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [Lua error: Unmatched close-paren at pattern character 2] invalid IPA characters (<g="">L:U2</g>), replace g with ɡ, : with ː, g with ɡ
Declension
nominalized, i-type (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | փնթի (pʿntʿi) | փնթիներ (pʿntʿiner) | ||
| dative | փնթիի (pʿntʿii) | փնթիների (pʿntʿineri) | ||
| ablative | փնթիից (pʿntʿiicʿ) | փնթիներից (pʿntʿinericʿ) | ||
| instrumental | փնթիով (pʿntʿiov) | փնթիներով (pʿntʿinerov) | ||
| locative | փնթիում (pʿntʿium) | փնթիներում (pʿntʿinerum) | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | փնթին (pʿntʿin) | փնթիները/փնթիներն (pʿntʿinerə/pʿntʿinern) | ||
| dative | փնթիին (pʿntʿiin) | փնթիներին (pʿntʿinerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | փնթիս (pʿntʿis) | փնթիներս (pʿntʿiners) | ||
| dative | փնթիիս (pʿntʿiis) | փնթիներիս (pʿntʿineris) | ||
| ablative | փնթիիցս (pʿntʿiicʿs) | փնթիներիցս (pʿntʿinericʿs) | ||
| instrumental | փնթիովս (pʿntʿiovs) | փնթիներովս (pʿntʿinerovs) | ||
| locative | փնթիումս (pʿntʿiums) | փնթիներումս (pʿntʿinerums) | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | փնթիդ (pʿntʿid) | փնթիներդ (pʿntʿinerd) | ||
| dative | փնթիիդ (pʿntʿiid) | փնթիներիդ (pʿntʿinerid) | ||
| ablative | փնթիիցդ (pʿntʿiicʿd) | փնթիներիցդ (pʿntʿinericʿd) | ||
| instrumental | փնթիովդ (pʿntʿiovd) | փնթիներովդ (pʿntʿinerovd) | ||
| locative | փնթիումդ (pʿntʿiumd) | փնթիներումդ (pʿntʿinerumd) | ||
Derived terms
- փնթիկ (pʿntʿik)
- փնթիփարախ (pʿntʿipʿarax)
Descendants
- → Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܦܢܬܝ (pintī)
- → Azerbaijani: pinti
- → Georgian: ფინთი (pinti)
- Kurdish:
- → Northern Kurdish: pintî
- → Central Kurdish: پِنتی (pintî)
- → Laz: ფინთი (pinti)
- → Ottoman Turkish: پنتی (pinti)
- Turkish: pinti
- → Persian: پنتی (penti), پینتی (pinti)
- → Talysh: пинти / pinti
- → Zazaki: pınti
Further reading
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1979), “փնթի”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume IV, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 507ab
Middle Armenian
Etymology
Literally "shovel for excrements" from փին (pʿin, “excrement”) + թի (tʿi, “shovel”). For such a figurative usage compare Constantinople dialect քաքի քյուրեք (kʿakʿi kʿyurekʿ, literally “shit-shovel”), հարկավորի / գործարանի / քենեֆի ավել (harkavori / gorcarani / kʿenefi avel, literally “toilet-broom”), which are similarly used as an adjective or adverb meaning "slovenly".[1]
Derived terms
- փնթութիւն (pʿntʿutʿiwn)
- փնթնթի (pʿntʿntʿi)
Descendants
- Armenian: փնթի (pʿntʿi), փինթի (pʿintʿi), փնտի (pʿnti), փնթա (pʿntʿa), փնթե (pʿntʿe)
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1979), “փնթի”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume IV, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 507ab
Further reading
- Ġazaryan, Ṙ. S.; Avetisyan, H. M. (2009), “փնթի”, in Miǰin hayereni baṙaran [Dictionary of Middle Armenian] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 787b
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “փնթի”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Petrosean, Matatʿeay (1879), “փնթի”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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