շեն

Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Armenian շէն (šēn).

Pronunciation

Adjective

շեն • (šen) (superlative ամենաշեն)

  1. inhabited, peopled
  2. undamaged, intact, unharmed
  3. prosperous, thriving, affluent
    շեն կենաս / շեն կենաք / շեն մնաս / շեն մնաք ― šen kenas / šen kenakʻ / šen mnas / šen mnakʻ ― expression of gratitude for hospitality or help
    շեն ու զվարթ ― šen u zvartʻ ― joyful and happy
  4. fertile, fruitful
  5. (figuratively) healthy, robust

Declension

Noun

շեն • (šen)

  1. hamlet, small village
    Synonyms: գյուղ (gyuġ), գյուղակ (gyuġak)

Declension

Descendants

  • → Azerbaijani: şən
  • → Northern Kurdish: şênî
  • → Ottoman Turkish: شن (şen)
    • Turkish: şen
    • → Bulgarian: шенли́в (šenlív)
    • → Macedonian: шен (šen), шенлив (šenliv)
    • → Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: ше̑н
      Latin script: šȇn
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