Armenian

Noun

տեղի • ‎(tełi)

1. (archaic, literary) place

   տեղի տալ‎ ― tełi tal ― to yield, to give up, to acquiesce, to consent

Declension

Old Armenian

Etymology

From տեղ ‎(teł) +‎ -ի ‎(-i).

Noun

տեղի • ‎(tełi)

1. place, spot, site

   հասարակաց տեղիք‎ ― hasarakacʿ tełikʿ ― public places, squares, etc.

   սուրբ տեղիք‎ ― surb tełikʿ ― holy place; the Holy Land

   տեղի ապաւինի‎ ― tełi apawini ― refuge, shelter, retreat, cover

   հասարակ տեղիք‎ ― hasarak tełikʿ ― (in rhetorics) commonplace topics

   առ տեղեաւս‎ ― aṙ tełeaws ― here

   ի տեղի/ի տեղւոջ‎ ― i tełi/i tełwoǰ ― in the room of, instead of, in lieu or place of

   ի տեղիս տեղիս, տեղեաց տեղեաց‎ ― i tełis tełis, tełeacʿ tełeacʿ ― in different places, in some or several places

   ընդ ամենայն տեղիս‎ ― ənd amenayn tełis ― in all places, every where; omnipresent

   առ տեղեաւն‎ ― aṙ tełeawn ― there, in the very place; just then, for that time, for a short time

   ունել զտեղի‎ ― unel ztełi ― to supply the place of, to substitute for, to take or fill the place of, to succeed

   ունել զառաջին տեղի‎ ― unel zaṙaǰin tełi ― to hold or occupy the most advantageous place, to be on the side of the wall

   զտեղի առնուլ, ունել‎ ― ztełi aṙnul, unel ― to stop, to cease to go, to rest, to take repose, to halt

   անկանել ի տեղւոջ‎ ― ankanel i tełwoǰ ― to be left dead on the spot

   տեղի առնել ումեք‎ ― tełi aṙnel umekʿ ― to give the first place to a person

   տեղի տալ ումեք‎ ― tełi tal umekʿ ― to yield, to give up, to acquiesce, to consent, to condescend, to submit

   տեղի տալ իմիք‎ ― tełi tal imikʿ ― to expose oneself, to give hold

   տեղի տալ յիմեքէ/յումեքէ‎ ― tełi tal yimekʿē/yumekʿē ― to evade, to avoid, to draw back, to withdraw, to retire, to depart, to go away

   շրջէր փախստական տեղւոյ ի տեղի‎ ― šrǰēr pʿaxstakan tełwoy i tełi ― as a fugitive he wandered

   բանին իմոյ չիք տեղի ի ձեզ‎ ― banin imoy čʿikʿ tełi i jez ― my words have no place in you

   տեղի տուր գնա՛‎ ― tełi tur gná ― get thee hence!

2. occasion, opportunity

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

• Armenian: տեղի ‎(tełi), տեղիք ‎(tełikʿ)

References

• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “տեղի”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “տեղի”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “տեղ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
• Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 30