շիթ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian շիթ (šitʻ).

Pronunciation

Noun

շիթ • (šitʻ)

  1. stream, jet
  2. drop, droplet

Declension

Derived terms

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

  • շիտ (šit)

Etymology

The origin is uncertain.[1] Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *skeh₁t- (to spring), whence Latin scateō.[2]

Noun

շիթ • (šitʻ)

  1. drop (of water, saliva)
    Synonyms: կաթ (katʻ), կաթիլ (katʻil), կայլակ (kaylak)
    շիթ առ շիթ, շիթք շիթքšitʻ aṙ šitʻ, šitʻkʻ šitʻkʻdrop by drop
    շիթ ի բերանոյšitʻ i beranoysaliva, drivel, slaver, slabber
    շիթք բանիցšitʻkʻ banicʻfew words
  2. flame
    Synonym: բոց (bocʻ)

Declension

Derived terms

  • շթամ (štʻam)

Descendants

  • Armenian: շիթ (šitʻ)

References

  1. Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “շիթ”, 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 516b
  2. 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 207

Further reading

  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “շիթ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ġazarean, Ṙ. S. (2006) “շիթ”, in Grabari homanišneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Old Armenian Synonyms], Yerevan: University Press
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “շիթ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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