չիտ

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Middle Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

According to Ačaṙean, from Middle Georgian ჩიტი (čiṭi).[1] See there and ծիտ (cit) for more.

On the other hand, Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui considers this an onomatopoeic formation.[2]

Noun

չիտ (čʻit)

  1. sparrow
    • 12–13th century, Mxitʻar Goš, Aṙakkʻ 120:
      Զջայլամն տեսեալ չիտ՝ զի մեծամեծս արկանէր ձուս, եւ այսմ տարփող եղեալ՝ հարցանէր ուսանել
      Zǰaylamn teseal čʻit, zi mecamecs arkanēr jus, ew aysm tarpʻoġ eġeal, harcʻanēr usanel []
    • 12–13th century, Vardan Aygekcʻi, Žołovacʻoykʻ aṙakacʻ Vardanay  :[3]
      Աղուէսն առեալ չիտ մի ի բերայն եւ կամէր ուտել զնայ
      Aġuēsn aṙeal čʻit mi i berayn ew kamēr utel znay []
    • 13–14th centuries, Kirakos Episkopos, Govkʻ Tʻṙčʻnocʻ 270:[4]
      Չիտն ուսել էր հայնց հունար, հաւկոյթ ներկէր ինքն ճարտար։
      Čʻitn usel ēr hayncʻ hunar, hawkoytʻ nerkēr inkʻn čartar.
  2. (music) a kind of musical tune

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: չեդ (čʻed)

References

  1. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “չիտ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 629a
  2. ^ Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1837) “չիտ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 576a
  3. ^ Марр, Н. (1894) Сборники притч Вардана. Часть II. Тексты [Collections of Vardan's fables. Part II. Texts], Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 59
  4. ^ Mnacʻakanyan, A. Š. (1980) ““Govankʻ Tʻṙčʻnocʻ” taġašarkʻə, nra heġinakə ew žamanakə [The poetic cycle "Praise of Birds", its author and time of creation]”, in Banber Matenadarani [Herald of the Matenadaran]‎ (in Armenian), volume 13, Yerevan, page 253 of 232–258

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