տխուր

Armenian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Armenian տխուր (txur).

Pronunciation

Adjective

տխուր • (txur) (superlative ամենատխուր)

  1. sad, melancholy, sorrowful
    տխուր երգtxur ergsad song
  2. sad, cheerless, doleful, dismal

Declension

Adverb

տխուր • (txur)

  1. sadly, sorrowfully

Old Armenian

Etymology

Unknown.[1][2] The usual attempts to explain as տ- (t-, privative prefix) + *խուր (*xur), the supposed root of ուրախ (urax), խրախ (xrax, happy),[3][4][5][6][7] should be discarded as the likely Iranian etymon of these words is incompatible with a hypothetical *խուր (*xur).[8] Pisani's alternative connection with Sanskrit दुःख (duḥkhá, sorrow) and derivation from Proto-Indo-European *duskhuro-[9] is likewise untenable.[10]

Adjective

տխուր • (txur)

  1. sad
    տխուր տրտմութիւն գիշերոյնtxur trtmutʻiwn gišeroynthe thick darkness of the night
    լրջացուցանել զտխուր գիշերնlrǰacʻucʻanel ztxur gišernto dispel that horrible darkness

Declension

Derived terms

  • ամենատխուր (amenatxur)
  • անտխուր (antxur)
  • անտխրաբար (antxrabar)
  • անտխրական (antxrakan)
  • անտխրելի (antxreli)
  • բազմատխուր (bazmatxur)
  • գեղատխուր (gełatxur)
  • յոգնատխուր (yognatxur)
  • տխրաբար (txrabar)
  • տխրագոյն (txragoyn)
  • տխրազգած (txrazgac)
  • տխրալի (txrali)
  • տխրալից (txralicʻ)
  • տխրական (txrakan)
  • տխրականութիւն (txrakanutʻiwn)
  • տխրանամ (txranam)
  • տխրանք (txrankʻ)
  • տխրատեսակ (txratesak)
  • տխրատեսիլ (txratesil)
  • տխրարար (txrarar)
  • տխրաւոր (txrawor)
  • տխրելի (txreli)
  • տխրերանգ (txrerang)
  • տխրեցուցիչ (txrecʻucʻičʻ)
  • տխրիմ (txrim)
  • տխրութիւն (txrutʻiwn)

Descendants

  • Armenian: տխուր (txur)

References

  1. Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “տխուր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, page 412a
  2. J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “տխուր”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 731a
  3. Tērvišean, Serovbē (1885) Hndewropakan naxalezu [The Proto-Indo-European Language] (in Armenian), Constantinople: Nšan K. Pērpērean, page 70
  4. Badrupanean (Patrubány), Ġukas (1908) “Stugabanakan hetazōtutʻiwnkʻ [Etymological Studies]”, in Handes Amsorya (in Armenian), volume 22, numbers 4–5, page 153b
  5. Meillet, Antoine (1936) Esquisse d’une grammaire comparée de l’arménien classique (in French), 2nd edition, Vienna: Mekhitarist Press, page 200
  6. Leroy, Maurice (1987) “Notules arméno-iraniennes”, in Cahiers Ferdinand de Saussure (in French), volume 41, page 248 of 117–125
  7. 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 913
  8. Viredaz, Rémy (2017) La dissimilation d'aperture vocalique en arménien (loi d'Olsen) (in French), Handout of a paper presented at the 11th International Congress on Armenian Linguistics, Yerevan, 2‒5 October, 2017, page 26
  9. Pisani, Vittore (1944) “Armenische Studien. I. Zur armenischen Etymologie”, in Zeitschrift für vergleichende Sprachforschung (in German), volume 68, number 3/4, page 176 of 157–177
  10. Hiersche, Rolf (1964) Untersuchungen zur Frage der Tenues aspiratae im Indogermanischen (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 248

Further reading

  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “տխուր”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “տխուր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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