Old Armenian

Noun

ձիւն • ‎(jiwn)

1. snow

   հատ ձեան‎ ― hat jean ― snowflake

   մանր ձիւն‎ ― manr jiwn ― fine snow

   խոշոր ձիւն‎ ― xošor jiwn ― large flakes

   հալեալ ձիւն‎ ― haleal jiwn ― thawed snow

   կոյտ ձեան‎ ― koyt jean ― snowdrift

   հիւս ձեան‎ ― hiws jean ― snowslip

   մոյկ ձեան‎ ― moyk jean ― snow shoe

   սպիտակ իբրեւ զձիւն‎ ― spitak ibrew zjiwn ― as white as snow, snowy white

   ձիւն գայ, իջանէ‎ ― jiwn gay, iǰanē ― it snows

   ձիւնն դիզանի‎ ― jiwnn dizani ― the snow gathers

   ձիւն բազում եկն‎ ― jiwn bazum ekn ― it had snowed very hard, there had been a heavy fall of snow

   ձեան գնտակս արձակել, ձգել‎ ― jean gntaks arjakel, jgel ― to snow-ball

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

• Armenian: ձյուն ‎(jyun)

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “ձիւն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “ձիւն”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “ձիւն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 435