Armenian

Prefix

ց- (c’-)

1. till, until, up to

   տեսություն ‎(tesutʿyun) (tesut’yun) — seeing

   ցտեսություն (c’tesut’yun) — till seing (good bye)

Old Armenian

Etymology

According to Ačaṙean, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *(a)d-sḱ-, grown from the zero-grade of *ád ‎(“near, at”). This is accepted by J̌ahukyan.

Preposition

ց- • ‎(cʿ-)

1. (with accusative) till, until, up to

   ցայսօր‎ ― cʿaysōr ― until today

   ցերեկ‎ ― cʿerek ― daytime, the period till evening

   մինչեւ ցայժմ‎ ― minčʿew cʿayžm ― until now

   մինչեւ ցե՞րբ‎ ― minčʿew cʿe^?rb ― to or till when?

   մինչեւ ցօրս ցայս‎ ― minčʿew cʿōrs cʿays ― up to this day

   ցայդ վայր եկեսցես‎ ― cʿayd vayr ekescʿes ― heither shalt thou come, come thus far!

   ցմեծ ժամս‎ ― cʿmec žams ― for long time

   կասկածեմ ցառաւօտն, եւ հասեալ յառաւօտն՝ երկնչիմ ցերեկոյն‎ ― kaskacem cʿaṙawōtn, ew haseal yaṙawōtn, erknčʿim cʿerekoyn ― suspicions assail me till morning light, from break of day fear torments me till evening

2. (with accusative) sometimes used in a dative sense

   ասէ ցնա‎ ― asē cʿna ― says to him

   ասէ ցՏէր‎ ― asē cʿTēr ― he says to the Lord

Derived terms

Descendants

• Armenian: ց- ‎(cʿ-)

References

• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “ց”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “ց”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
• Abrahamyan, Ašot (1976) Grabari jeṙnark [A Handbook of Old Armenian] (in Armenian), 4th edition, Yerevan: Luys
• J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1987) Hayocʿ lezvi patmutʿyun; naxagrayin žamanakašrǰan [History of the Armenian language: The Pre-Literary Period] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 111