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Old Armenian
Etymology
A Middle Iranian borrowing: compare Parthian 𐫉𐫏𐫀𐫗 (zyʾn /zyān/, “loss, harm, damage, destruction”), Middle Persian (zydʾn' /zyān/, “loss, harm, damage”), Persian زیان (ziyân, “damage”), and see the latter for more.
Noun
զեան • (zean)
- damage
- Synonym: վնաս (vnas)
- զեան առնել ― zean aṙnel ― to damage, injure
Descendants
- Middle Armenian: զեն (zen), զէն (zēn)
References
- ^ Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 150
- ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “զեան”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 89
Further reading
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “զեան”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “զեան”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy