փաթիլ

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Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

A dialectal word unattested in Middle or Old Armenian. Closely related to the synonymous Turkish patul and Pontic Greek πατούλιν (patoúlin), further possibly also to Armenian թափուլ (tʻapʻul), Georgian თაფული (tapuli, pile of mown hay), Laz ტაფული (ťapuli, ball of yarn; large bundle of hay), Turkish tapul (bundle or pile of hay or grain), padul (bundle of hay), badul (lump). See each for more forms. The nature of the relationship and the ultimate origin are uncertain.

The Hamshen form թափուլ (tʻapʻul) is metathesized like թեպուր (tʻepur).

Pronunciation

Noun

փաթիլ (pʻatʻil)

  1. large snowflake
    Synonym: ձյունափաթիլ (jyunapʻatʻil) (rare)
  2. (dialectal) tuft, flock of wool (carded or uncarded)

Declension

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative փաթիլ (pʻatʻil) փաթիլներ (pʻatʻilner)
dative փաթիլի (pʻatʻili) փաթիլների (pʻatʻilneri)
ablative փաթիլից (pʻatʻilicʻ) փաթիլներից (pʻatʻilnericʻ)
instrumental փաթիլով (pʻatʻilov) փաթիլներով (pʻatʻilnerov)
locative փաթիլում (pʻatʻilum) փաթիլներում (pʻatʻilnerum)
definite forms
nominative փաթիլը/փաթիլն (pʻatʻilə/pʻatʻiln) փաթիլները/փաթիլներն (pʻatʻilnerə/pʻatʻilnern)
dative փաթիլին (pʻatʻilin) փաթիլներին (pʻatʻilnerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative փաթիլս (pʻatʻils) փաթիլներս (pʻatʻilners)
dative փաթիլիս (pʻatʻilis) փաթիլներիս (pʻatʻilneris)
ablative փաթիլիցս (pʻatʻilicʻs) փաթիլներիցս (pʻatʻilnericʻs)
instrumental փաթիլովս (pʻatʻilovs) փաթիլներովս (pʻatʻilnerovs)
locative փաթիլումս (pʻatʻilums) փաթիլներումս (pʻatʻilnerums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative փաթիլդ (pʻatʻild) փաթիլներդ (pʻatʻilnerd)
dative փաթիլիդ (pʻatʻilid) փաթիլներիդ (pʻatʻilnerid)
ablative փաթիլիցդ (pʻatʻilicʻd) փաթիլներիցդ (pʻatʻilnericʻd)
instrumental փաթիլովդ (pʻatʻilovd) փաթիլներովդ (pʻatʻilnerovd)
locative փաթիլումդ (pʻatʻilumd) փաթիլներումդ (pʻatʻilnerumd)

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1913) “փաթիլ”, in Hayerēn gawaṙakan baṙaran [Armenian Provincial Dictionary] (Ēminean azgagrakan žoġovacu; 9) (in Armenian), Tiflis: Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages
  • Altunkaya, Yunus (2012) Hemşince - Hamşeŝna: Kültür, Dil, Bilgisi (in Turkish), Istanbul: Chiviyazıları, →ISBN, page 197a
  • Amatuni, Sahak (1912) “թաթուլ”, in Hayocʻ baṙ u ban [Armenian Words and Idioms] (in Armenian), Vagharshapat: Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, page 201a, derives from թաթ (tʻatʻ, paw)
  • Ġapʻancʻyan, Grigor (1961) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun. Hin šrǰan [History of the Armenian Language. Ancient Period] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 201
  • Vardanyan, Sergey (2009) Kronapʻox hamšenahayeri barbaṙə, banahyusutʻyunə ew ergarvestə (nyutʻer ew usumnasirutʻyunner) [Dialect, folklore and song art of the Islamized Armenians of Hamshen (materials and studies)]‎, Yerevan: University Press, page 288