տիւ

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *diw-, the oblique stem of *dyḗws (“diurnal sky; sky god”). See also երկտի (erkti). The sense "sky god" is not attested in Armenian. For possible traces of it see ծիածան (ciacan), տկողին (tkoġin), աստուած (astuac), դիք (dikʻ).

Noun

տիւ • (tiw)

  1. day, daytime, the part of the day when the sun shines
    տիւ եւ գիշեր ― tiw ew gišer ― nychthemeron
    ի տուէ, ի տունջեան ― i tuē, i tunǰean ― during the day, by day, in the day-time
    ի լուսապայծառ, ի լոյս տունջեան ― i lusapaycaṙ, i loys tunǰean ― in broad day light
    ընդ տիւն ողջոյն ― ənd tiwn ołǰoyn ― all day long
    ի տուէ եւ ի գիշերի, զտիւ եւ զգիշեր ― i tuē ew i gišeri, ztiw ew zgišer ― day and night, night and day
    չեւ խոնարհեալ տունջեան ― čʻew xonarheal tunǰean ― before the end of the day, before nightfall
    արփիաճաճանչ տիւ ― arpʻiačačančʻ tiw ― fine day, fine weather
    ի տունջենիս յայսմիկ ― i tunǰenis yaysmik ― this day, to-day

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • գիշերատիւ (gišeratiw)
  • երկտիւ (erktiw)
  • մշտատիւ (mštatiw)
  • յարատիւ (yaratiw)
  • տուընջեան (tuənǰean)
  • տունջեան (tunǰean)
  • տունջենական (tunǰenakan)
  • տունջենային (tunǰenayin)
  • տունջէն (tunǰēn)

Descendants

  • Armenian: տիվ (tiv), տվնջյան (tvnǰyan)

Further reading

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “տիւ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “տիւ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 35
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2019) “Traces of Indo-European ‘Father Sky, God’ in Armenian”, in U. Bläsing, J. Dum-Tragut, T.M. van Lint, editors, Armenian, Hittite, and Indo-European Studies: A Commemoration Volume for Jos J.S. Weitenberg (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 15), Leuven: Peeters, pages 195–205
  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) A Grammatical Sketch of Classical Armenian‎, Zagreb, page 8
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “տիւ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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