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Middle Armenian
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)
- 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.
- (music) a kind of musical tune
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ Марр, Н. (1894) Сборники притч Вардана. Часть II. Тексты [Collections of Vardan's fables. Part II. Texts], Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 59
- ^ 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
Further reading
- Ġazaryan, Ṙuben, Avetisyan, Henrik (2009) “չիտ”, in Miǰin hayereni baṙaran [Dictionary of Middle Armenian] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 629a
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “չիտ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 613a