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Old Armenian
Etymology
The origin is uncertain.
Perhaps from a secondary derivative of Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (“to swell; to be strong”).[1][2] Typologically compare Proto-Germanic *aitrą (“poison; pus”) inherited from the root meaning "to swell".
Noun
թոյն • (tʻoyn)
- poison, venom
- թափել զթոյն ― tʻapʻel ztʻoyn ― to remove or extract the venom, to give antidotes
- թոյն առնուլ ― tʻoyn aṙnul ― to take poison
- թոյն մահու ― tʻoyn mahu ― mortal poison
- թոյն մահու արբուցանել ― tʻoyn mahu arbucʻanel ― to cause one to drink a mortal poison
- թոյն դառնութեան ― tʻoyn daṙnutʻean ― bitter poison
5th century,
Bible,
James 3.8:
- Բայց զլեզու մարդկան ոչ ոք կարէ հնազանդել, զչարն եւ զանկարգ եւ զլի թունօք մահաբերին:
- Baycʻ zlezu mardkan očʻ okʻ karē hnazandel, zčʻarn ew zankarg ew zli tʻunōkʻ mahaberin:
- But the tongue can no man tame; an unruly evil, full of deadly poison․
- (figuratively) spite, virulency, venom
- թափել զթոյնս յոք ― tʻapʻel ztʻoyns yokʻ ― to give vent to one's anger, rage, malice, to grow fierce or ferocious
Usage notes
Usually used in the plural.
Declension
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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թոյն (tʻoyn)
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թոյնք (tʻoynkʻ)
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| genitive
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թունոյ (tʻunoy)
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թունոց (tʻunocʻ)
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| dative
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թունոյ (tʻunoy)
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թունոց (tʻunocʻ)
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| accusative
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թոյն (tʻoyn)
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թոյնս (tʻoyns)
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| ablative
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թունոյ (tʻunoy)
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թունոց (tʻunocʻ)
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| instrumental
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թունով (tʻunov)
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թունովք (tʻunovkʻ)
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| locative
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թոյն (tʻoyn)
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թոյնս (tʻoyns)
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| this declension is postulated by Nor Baṙgirkʿ Haykazean Lezui without attestation
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Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Badrupanean (Patrubány), Ġukas (1908) “Stugabanakan hetazōtutʻiwnkʻ [Etymological Studies]”, in Handes Amsorya (in Armenian), volume 22, numbers 4–5, § 26, page 152b
- ^ Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 63
Further reading
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “թոյն”, 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, pages 195–196, unknown origin
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “Haykakankʻ (Armeniaca)”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, pages 670–671, comparing to Ancient Greek θείνω (theínō, “to strike, wound”), κτείνω (kteínō, “to kill, slay”)
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “թոյն”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Greppin, John A. C. (1973–1974) “The etymology of Armenian t‘oyn "venom"”, in Revue des Études Arméniennes, volume 10, connecting with թուք (tʻukʻ, “spittle”), թքանեմ (tʻkʻanem, “to spit”)
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1987) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun; naxagrayin žamanakašrǰan [History of the Armenian language: The Pre-Literary Period] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 271a, unknown origin
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “թոյն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy