մեծանձն

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian մեծանձն (mecanjn).

Pronunciation

Adjective

մեծանձն • (mecanjn) (superlative ամենամեծանձն)

  1. of lofty stature, tall; corpulent
  2. magnanimous, generous

Declension

Old Armenian

Etymology

մեծ (mec) + անձն (anjn)

Adjective

մեծանձն • (mecanjn)

  1. of lofty stature, tall; corpulent
    • 5th century, Łazar Pʻarpecʻi, Patmutʻiwn Hayocʻ [History of Armenia] 7:[1][2]
      այլ եւ զջրասուզակ մամռախնդիր խօզակեր մեծանձունք եւ յաղթամարմինք հաւքն, փորն եւ թանձրն եւ սագն, եւ կամ այլ բազում եւ անհամար ցամաքայնոցն եւ ջրայնոցն ջոկք թռչնոցն։
      ayl ew zǰrasuzak mamṙaxndir xōzaker mecanjunkʻ ew yałtʻamarminkʻ hawkʻn, pʻorn ew tʻanjrn ew sagn, ew kam ayl bazum ew anhamar cʻamakʻaynocʻn ew ǰraynocʻn ǰokkʻ tʻṙčʻnocʻn.
      • Translation by Robert W. Thomson
        and the large and powerful aquatic birds that seek out weeds and feed on moss—the swan, duck, and goose, and many other numberless coveys of birds, terrestrial or aquatic.
  2. magnanimous, generous

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: մեծանձն (mecanjn)

References

  1. Łazar Pʻarpecʻi (1904) G. Tēr-Mkrtčʻean and St. Malxasean, editors, Patmutʻiwn Hayocʻ ew tʻułtʻ aṙ Vahan Mamikonean [History of Armenia and Letter to Vahan Mamikonian] (Patmagirkʻ hayocʻ; I.4), Tiflis: Aragatip Mnacʻakan Martiroseancʻi, page 10
  2. Thomson, Robert W. (1991) The History of Łazar Pʿarpecʿi (Columbia University Program in Armenian Studies. Suren D. Fesjian Academic Publications; 4), Atlanta, Georgia: Scholars Press, page 43

Further reading

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “մեծանձն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “մեծանձն”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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