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Armenian
Etymology
From Old Armenian քան (kʻan).
Pronunciation
Conjunction
քան • (kʻan)
- than
- ավելի, քան ― aveli, kʻan ― more than
- ես ավելի խելոք եմ, քան դու ― es aveli xelokʻ em, kʻan du ― I am smarter than you
Derived terms
Old Armenian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₂n, *kʷeh₂m, from *kʷos. Cognate with Latin quam, quantus, English when.
Preposition
քան • (kʻan)
- (with accusative) than
- առաւել քան զերեսուն եւ հինգ ամք են իմ ― aṙawel kʻan zeresun ew hing amkʻ en im ― I am more than thirty five years old
- քան եթէ, քան թէ ― kʻan etʻē, kʻan tʻē ― (conjunction) that; more, than
- անդր քան ― andr kʻan ― further, beyond
- ոչ ոք քան զնա ― očʻ okʻ kʻan zna ― no one but he
- զքեզ ընտրեաց քան զազգս ամենայն ― zkʻez əntreacʻ kʻan zazgs amenayn ― he chose thee before all the nations
- պատրաստ եմք մեռանել քան անցանել ընդ օրէնս հայրենիս ― patrast emkʻ meṙanel kʻan ancʻanel ənd ōrēns hayrenis ― we are ready to die, rather than violate our country's laws
- հատու քան զամենայն սուր ― hatu kʻan zamenayn sur ― much keener than any other sword
- ո՜րքան խաղաղութիւն է ի տունս շինականաց քան ի տունս թագաւորաց ― o!rkʻan xałałutʻiwn ē i tuns šinakanacʻ kʻan i tuns tʻagaworacʻ ― when will peace reign alike in the cottage and in the palace!
Usage notes
In compounds has also the meaning of “measure”.
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “քան”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “քան”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “քան”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press