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ձիգ

ձիգ

Armenian

Adjective

ձիգ (jig) (superlative ամենաձիգ)

  1. tight, taut
    ձիգ պարանjig paran ― tight rope
  2. long, extended; slow, monotonous
    ձիգ տարիներjig tariner ― long years

Declension

Adverb

ձիգ (jig)

  1. tightly

Old Armenian

Etymology

The origin is uncertain.

Adjective

ձիգ (jig) indeclinable

  1. stretched, well tight
  2. extended, vast; long, prolix
    ամիսս ձիգսamiss jigs ― for months together
    ի ձիգ արկանելi jig arkanel ― to prolong, to protract, to lengthen; to flag, to droop
  3. firm, hard, strong

Declension

Noun

ձիգ (jig)

  1. something woven, texture, tissue; cloth
  2. one of the parts of the plough, a shaft
  3. tendon, sinew
  4. shooting, the act of shooting
    ձիգ դնելjig dnel ― to bend the bow
  5. arrow

Declension

Adverb

ձիգ (jig)

  1. long, a long while or time
    ձիգ արշաւել/զհետ մտանելjig aršawel/zhet mtanel ― to run or pursue far

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), ձիգ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), ձիգ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), ձիգ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935