"pcyn'" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Middle Persian]

Forms: pačēn
Etymology: According to Cheung, composed of Proto-Iranian *pati- (“against”, preverb) (see Old Persian 𐎱𐎫𐎡𐏁 (p-t-i-š)) with the verbal root *čag- / *čak- (“to strike, hit”). The formation is similar to German Durch-schlag. Nyberg specifically reconstructs the development as *patšagn ← *pati-čagn- ← Old Iranian *patičag-niya-. On the other hand, according to Müller, and following him Hübschmann, Ačaṙyan and Olsen, the word is going back to Old Iranian *patičayana- (literally “against-reading”), composed of the preverb *pati- (“against”) and the verbal root *čai- (“to gather, collect”). Typologically compare Ancient Greek ἀντίγραφον (antígraphon, “copy”, literally “against-reading”). For the sense development “to gather, collect” → “to read”, Müller compares Latin lego (“to gather; to read”), Ancient Greek λέγω (légō, “to gather; to say”). Cognate with Sogdian 𐼾𐼰𐽂𐼿𐼲𐼻𐼷 (pʾtcɣny /⁠pātčaγnē⁠/, “answer, reply letter”), which is usually derived from Old Iranian *pati-čagnaka-, as well as the following Iranian borrowings: Old Armenian պատճէն (patčēn), պատճիկ (patčik), պաճիկ (pačik, “copy of an official letter”), Biblical Hebrew פַּתְשֶׁגֶן (paṯšéḡen, “copy”), Aramaic פַּרְשֶׁגֶן (paršéḡen, “copy”), Classical Syriac ܦܪܫܓܢܐ (paršaḡnāʾ, “copy”). Etymology templates: {{der|pal|ira-pro|*pati-|gloss=against|pos=preverb}} Proto-Iranian *pati- (“against”, preverb), {{cog|peo|𐎱𐎫𐎡𐏁}} Old Persian 𐎱𐎫𐎡𐏁 (p-t-i-š), {{cog|de|Durchschlag|Durch-schlag}} German Durch-schlag, {{der|pal|ira-old}} Old Iranian, {{der|pal|ira-old}} Old Iranian, {{cog|grc|ἀντίγραφον|gloss=copy|lit=against-reading}} Ancient Greek ἀντίγραφον (antígraphon, “copy”, literally “against-reading”), {{cog|la|lego|gloss=to gather; to read}} Latin lego (“to gather; to read”), {{cog|grc|λέγω|gloss=to gather; to say}} Ancient Greek λέγω (légō, “to gather; to say”), {{cog|sog|𐼾𐼰𐽂𐼿𐼲𐼻𐼷|t=answer, reply letter|ts=pātčaγnē}} Sogdian 𐼾𐼰𐽂𐼿𐼲𐼻𐼷 (pʾtcɣny /⁠pātčaγnē⁠/, “answer, reply letter”), {{cog|ira-old}} Old Iranian, {{cog|xcl|պատճէն}} Old Armenian պատճէն (patčēn), {{cog|hbo|פַּתְשֶׁגֶן|gloss=copy|tr=paṯšéḡen}} Biblical Hebrew פַּתְשֶׁגֶן (paṯšéḡen, “copy”), {{cog|arc|פַּרְשֶׁגֶן|gloss=copy|tr=paršéḡen}} Aramaic פַּרְשֶׁגֶן (paršéḡen, “copy”), {{cog|syc|ܦܪܫܓܢܐ|gloss=copy|tr=paršaḡnāʾ}} Classical Syriac ܦܪܫܓܢܐ (paršaḡnāʾ, “copy”) Head templates: {{head|pal|noun|tr=pačēn}} pcyn' • (pačēn)
  1. (Book Pahlavi) copy Tags: Book-Pahlavi Derived forms: hmpcyn' (alt: ham-pačēn) (english: wholly-copied)
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Persian",
      "lang_code": "fa",
      "roman": "pačin",
      "word": "پچین"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "lang_code": "ka",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "roman": "ṗač̣enisi",
      "word": "პაჭენისი"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Old Armenian",
      "lang_code": "xcl",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "roman": "pačēn",
      "word": "պաճէն"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pal",
        "2": "ira-pro",
        "3": "*pati-",
        "gloss": "against",
        "pos": "preverb"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Iranian *pati- (“against”, preverb)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "peo",
        "2": "𐎱𐎫𐎡𐏁"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Persian 𐎱𐎫𐎡𐏁 (p-t-i-š)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Durchschlag",
        "3": "Durch-schlag"
      },
      "expansion": "German Durch-schlag",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pal",
        "2": "ira-old"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Iranian",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pal",
        "2": "ira-old"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Iranian",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ἀντίγραφον",
        "gloss": "copy",
        "lit": "against-reading"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek ἀντίγραφον (antígraphon, “copy”, literally “against-reading”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "lego",
        "gloss": "to gather; to read"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin lego (“to gather; to read”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "λέγω",
        "gloss": "to gather; to say"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek λέγω (légō, “to gather; to say”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sog",
        "2": "𐼾𐼰𐽂𐼿𐼲𐼻𐼷",
        "t": "answer, reply letter",
        "ts": "pātčaγnē"
      },
      "expansion": "Sogdian 𐼾𐼰𐽂𐼿𐼲𐼻𐼷 (pʾtcɣny /⁠pātčaγnē⁠/, “answer, reply letter”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ira-old"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Iranian",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xcl",
        "2": "պատճէն"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Armenian պատճէն (patčēn)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hbo",
        "2": "פַּתְשֶׁגֶן",
        "gloss": "copy",
        "tr": "paṯšéḡen"
      },
      "expansion": "Biblical Hebrew פַּתְשֶׁגֶן (paṯšéḡen, “copy”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "arc",
        "2": "פַּרְשֶׁגֶן",
        "gloss": "copy",
        "tr": "paršéḡen"
      },
      "expansion": "Aramaic פַּרְשֶׁגֶן (paršéḡen, “copy”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "syc",
        "2": "ܦܪܫܓܢܐ",
        "gloss": "copy",
        "tr": "paršaḡnāʾ"
      },
      "expansion": "Classical Syriac ܦܪܫܓܢܐ (paršaḡnāʾ, “copy”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "According to Cheung, composed of Proto-Iranian *pati- (“against”, preverb) (see Old Persian 𐎱𐎫𐎡𐏁 (p-t-i-š)) with the verbal root *čag- / *čak- (“to strike, hit”). The formation is similar to German Durch-schlag. Nyberg specifically reconstructs the development as *patšagn ← *pati-čagn- ← Old Iranian *patičag-niya-.\nOn the other hand, according to Müller, and following him Hübschmann, Ačaṙyan and Olsen, the word is going back to Old Iranian *patičayana- (literally “against-reading”), composed of the preverb *pati- (“against”) and the verbal root *čai- (“to gather, collect”). Typologically compare Ancient Greek ἀντίγραφον (antígraphon, “copy”, literally “against-reading”). For the sense development “to gather, collect” → “to read”, Müller compares Latin lego (“to gather; to read”), Ancient Greek λέγω (légō, “to gather; to say”).\nCognate with Sogdian 𐼾𐼰𐽂𐼿𐼲𐼻𐼷 (pʾtcɣny /⁠pātčaγnē⁠/, “answer, reply letter”), which is usually derived from Old Iranian *pati-čagnaka-, as well as the following Iranian borrowings: Old Armenian պատճէն (patčēn), պատճիկ (patčik), պաճիկ (pačik, “copy of an official letter”), Biblical Hebrew פַּתְשֶׁגֶן (paṯšéḡen, “copy”), Aramaic פַּרְשֶׁגֶן (paršéḡen, “copy”), Classical Syriac ܦܪܫܓܢܐ (paršaḡnāʾ, “copy”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pačēn"
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pal",
        "2": "noun",
        "tr": "pačēn"
      },
      "expansion": "pcyn' • (pačēn)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle Persian",
  "lang_code": "pal",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle Persian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Undetermined language links",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Undetermined links with redundant target parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "alt": "ham-pačēn",
          "english": "wholly-copied",
          "translation": "wholly-copied",
          "word": "hmpcyn'"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "copy"
      ],
      "id": "en-pcyn'-pal-noun-b1pgNOdw",
      "links": [
        [
          "copy",
          "copy"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Book Pahlavi) copy"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Book-Pahlavi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "pcyn'"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "alt": "ham-pačēn",
      "english": "wholly-copied",
      "translation": "wholly-copied",
      "word": "hmpcyn'"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Persian",
      "lang_code": "fa",
      "roman": "pačin",
      "word": "پچین"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "lang_code": "ka",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "roman": "ṗač̣enisi",
      "word": "პაჭენისი"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Old Armenian",
      "lang_code": "xcl",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "roman": "pačēn",
      "word": "պաճէն"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pal",
        "2": "ira-pro",
        "3": "*pati-",
        "gloss": "against",
        "pos": "preverb"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Iranian *pati- (“against”, preverb)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "peo",
        "2": "𐎱𐎫𐎡𐏁"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Persian 𐎱𐎫𐎡𐏁 (p-t-i-š)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Durchschlag",
        "3": "Durch-schlag"
      },
      "expansion": "German Durch-schlag",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pal",
        "2": "ira-old"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Iranian",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pal",
        "2": "ira-old"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Iranian",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ἀντίγραφον",
        "gloss": "copy",
        "lit": "against-reading"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek ἀντίγραφον (antígraphon, “copy”, literally “against-reading”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "lego",
        "gloss": "to gather; to read"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin lego (“to gather; to read”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "λέγω",
        "gloss": "to gather; to say"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek λέγω (légō, “to gather; to say”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sog",
        "2": "𐼾𐼰𐽂𐼿𐼲𐼻𐼷",
        "t": "answer, reply letter",
        "ts": "pātčaγnē"
      },
      "expansion": "Sogdian 𐼾𐼰𐽂𐼿𐼲𐼻𐼷 (pʾtcɣny /⁠pātčaγnē⁠/, “answer, reply letter”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ira-old"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Iranian",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xcl",
        "2": "պատճէն"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Armenian պատճէն (patčēn)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hbo",
        "2": "פַּתְשֶׁגֶן",
        "gloss": "copy",
        "tr": "paṯšéḡen"
      },
      "expansion": "Biblical Hebrew פַּתְשֶׁגֶן (paṯšéḡen, “copy”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "arc",
        "2": "פַּרְשֶׁגֶן",
        "gloss": "copy",
        "tr": "paršéḡen"
      },
      "expansion": "Aramaic פַּרְשֶׁגֶן (paršéḡen, “copy”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "syc",
        "2": "ܦܪܫܓܢܐ",
        "gloss": "copy",
        "tr": "paršaḡnāʾ"
      },
      "expansion": "Classical Syriac ܦܪܫܓܢܐ (paršaḡnāʾ, “copy”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "According to Cheung, composed of Proto-Iranian *pati- (“against”, preverb) (see Old Persian 𐎱𐎫𐎡𐏁 (p-t-i-š)) with the verbal root *čag- / *čak- (“to strike, hit”). The formation is similar to German Durch-schlag. Nyberg specifically reconstructs the development as *patšagn ← *pati-čagn- ← Old Iranian *patičag-niya-.\nOn the other hand, according to Müller, and following him Hübschmann, Ačaṙyan and Olsen, the word is going back to Old Iranian *patičayana- (literally “against-reading”), composed of the preverb *pati- (“against”) and the verbal root *čai- (“to gather, collect”). Typologically compare Ancient Greek ἀντίγραφον (antígraphon, “copy”, literally “against-reading”). For the sense development “to gather, collect” → “to read”, Müller compares Latin lego (“to gather; to read”), Ancient Greek λέγω (légō, “to gather; to say”).\nCognate with Sogdian 𐼾𐼰𐽂𐼿𐼲𐼻𐼷 (pʾtcɣny /⁠pātčaγnē⁠/, “answer, reply letter”), which is usually derived from Old Iranian *pati-čagnaka-, as well as the following Iranian borrowings: Old Armenian պատճէն (patčēn), պատճիկ (patčik), պաճիկ (pačik, “copy of an official letter”), Biblical Hebrew פַּתְשֶׁגֶן (paṯšéḡen, “copy”), Aramaic פַּרְשֶׁגֶן (paršéḡen, “copy”), Classical Syriac ܦܪܫܓܢܐ (paršaḡnāʾ, “copy”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pačēn"
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pal",
        "2": "noun",
        "tr": "pačēn"
      },
      "expansion": "pcyn' • (pačēn)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle Persian",
  "lang_code": "pal",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle Persian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Middle Persian lemmas",
        "Middle Persian nouns",
        "Middle Persian terms derived from Old Iranian languages",
        "Middle Persian terms derived from Proto-Iranian",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Undetermined language links",
        "Undetermined links with redundant target parameters"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "copy"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "copy",
          "copy"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Book Pahlavi) copy"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Book-Pahlavi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "pcyn'"
}

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