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շէն
շէն
Old Armenian
Noun
շէն • (šēn)
- inhabited place; village, hamlet; inhabitation
- ոչ միայն շէնս, այլեւ յանշէնս ― očʿ miayn šēns, aylew yanšēns ― not only in inhabited but also in desert places
- edifice, building
Declension
i-a-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | շէն (šēn) | շէնք (šēnkʿ) | |
| genitive | շինի (šini) | շինաց (šinacʿ) | |
| dative | շինի (šini) | շինաց (šinacʿ) | |
| accusative | շէն (šēn) | շէնս (šēns) | |
| ablative | շինէ (šinē) | շինաց (šinacʿ) | |
| instrumental | շինաւ (šinaw) | շինաւք = շինօք (šinawkʿ = šinōkʿ) | |
| locative | շինի (šini) | շէնս (šēns) | |
| the singular genitive can also be շինոյ (šinoy) | |||
i-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | շէն (šēn) | շէնք (šēnkʿ) | |
| genitive | շինի (šini) | շինից (šinicʿ) | |
| dative | շինի (šini) | շինից (šinicʿ) | |
| accusative | շէն (šēn) | շէնս (šēns) | |
| ablative | շինէ (šinē) | շինից (šinicʿ) | |
| instrumental | շինիւ (šiniw) | շինիւք (šiniwkʿ) | |
| locative | շինի (šini) | շէնս (šēns) | |
| post-classical | |||
Adjective
շէն • (šēn)
- peopled, inhabited
- եւ որ շէնն մնասցէ ― ew or šēnn mnascʿē ― and that which shall not be destroyed
- in good state, prosperous
- fertile, fruitful
- happy, gay
Declension
i-a-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | շէն (šēn) | շէնք (šēnkʿ) | |
| genitive | շինի (šini) | շինաց (šinacʿ) | |
| dative | շինի (šini) | շինաց (šinacʿ) | |
| accusative | շէն (šēn) | շէնս (šēns) | |
| ablative | շինէ (šinē) | շինաց (šinacʿ) | |
| instrumental | շինաւ (šinaw) | շինաւք = շինօք (šinawkʿ = šinōkʿ) | |
| locative | շինի (šini) | շէնս (šēns) | |
| the singular genitive can also be շինոյ (šinoy) | |||
i-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | շէն (šēn) | շէնք (šēnkʿ) | |
| genitive | շինի (šini) | շինից (šinicʿ) | |
| dative | շինի (šini) | շինից (šinicʿ) | |
| accusative | շէն (šēn) | շէնս (šēns) | |
| ablative | շինէ (šinē) | շինից (šinicʿ) | |
| instrumental | շինիւ (šiniw) | շինիւք (šiniwkʿ) | |
| locative | շինի (šini) | շէնս (šēns) | |
| post-classical | |||
Derived terms
Terms derived from շէն (šēn)
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Descendants
- Armenian: շեն (šen), շենք (šenkʿ)
- Chagatai: شین (šin)
- Georgian: შენი (šeni)
- Kurdish: شینی (šini)
- Turkish: şen
References
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “շէն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “շէն”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “շէն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935