դաշն

Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian դաշն (dašn).

Pronunciation

Noun

դաշն • (dašn)

  1. treaty, agreement
    Synonym: դաշնագիր (dašnagir)
    դաշն կապել ― dašn kapel ― to conclude a treaty
  2. harmony

Declension

Adjective

դաշն • (dašn) (superlative ամենադաշն)

  1. harmonious
  2. agreeable to the ear, sweet, gentle, soft

Declension

Derived terms

Old Armenian

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Persian *dašn (“contract, treaty”), attested as misspelled pšn' (pašn). Compare Old Georgian დაშნი (dašni, “contract, truce (?); submissive; calm; humble”), also from Iranian.

Noun

դաշն • (dašn)

  1. contract, convention, bargain, treaty, engagement; condition, capitulation; compact, agreement; concurrence, alliance
    դաշինս կռել, հաստատել, ի դաշն մտանել ― dašins kṙel, hastatel, i dašn mtanel ― to contract, to make an agreement; to stipulate, to transact; to confederate
    անցանել զդաշամբ ― ancʻanel zdašamb ― to break the conditions, the alliance or faith
    անցանել զամուսնութեան, զառն դաշամբք ― ancʻanel zamusnutʻean, zaṙn dašambkʻ ― to be unfaithful to the marriage-bed
    դաշն հաւատոյ ― dašn hawatoy ― the Creed
    դաշն քաղաքական ― dašn kʻałakʻakan ― civil contract
  2. (post-Classical, music) harmony

Declension

Adjective

դաշն • (dašn)

  1. (post-Classical, music) sweet, agreeable to the ear

Declension

Adverb

դաշն • (dašn)

  1. (post-Classical) gently, tenderly; softly; with a low voice
    դաշն խօսիլ ― dašn xōsil ― to speak very mildly
    դաշն նայիլ ― dašn nayil ― to look tenderly, affectionately, or sweetly on one

Derived terms

  • անդաշն (andašn)
  • գագաթնադաշն (gagatʻnadašn)
  • դաշնադիր (dašnadir)
  • դաշնակ (dašnak)
  • դաշնակապէս (dašnakapēs)
  • դաշնակաւոր (dašnakawor)
  • դաշնակեմ (dašnakem)
  • դաշնակից (dašnakicʻ)
  • դաշնակորոյս (dašnakoroys)
  • դաշնակութիւն (dašnakutʻiwn)
  • դաշնակումն (dašnakumn)
  • դաշնատառ (dašnataṙ)
  • դաշնաւեր (dašnawer)
  • դաշնաւոր (dašnawor)
  • դաշնաւորեմ (dašnaworem)
  • դաշնաւորիմ (dašnaworim)
  • դաշնաւորութիւն (dašnaworutʻiwn)
  • թուլադաշնակեալ (tʻuladašnakeal)
  • ներդաշնակ (nerdašnak)
  • ներդաշնակապէս (nerdašnakapēs)
  • ներդաշնակաւոր (nerdašnakawor)
  • ներդաշնակութիւն (nerdašnakutʻiwn)

Descendants

  • Armenian: դաշն (dašn), դաշինք (dašinkʻ)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “դաշն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “դաշն”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “դաշն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “pašn”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 66
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