# տոռն
## Armenian
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian տոռն (toṙn).

### Pronunciation

* (Eastern Armenian) IPA: /ˈtorən/, [tórən]
* (Western Armenian) IPA: /ˈdorən/, [dórən]

### Noun

տոռն • (toṙn)
* (archaic, poetic) rope, cord, string, twine
* (archaic, poetic) bond, chain

#### Declension

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian) :
| | singular | plural |
| nominative | տոռն (toṙn) | տոռներ (toṙner) |
| dative | տոռնի (toṙni) | տոռների (toṙneri) |
| ablative | տոռնից (toṙnicʻ) | տոռներից (toṙnericʻ) |
| instrumental | տոռնով (toṙnov) | տոռներով (toṙnerov) |
| locative | տոռնում (toṙnum) | տոռներում (toṙnerum) |
| | definite forms | definite forms |
| nominative | տոռնը/տոռնն (toṙnə/toṙnn) | տոռները/տոռներն (toṙnerə/toṙnern) |
| dative | տոռնին (toṙnin) | տոռներին (toṙnerin) |
| | 1st person possessive forms (my) | 1st person possessive forms (my) |
| nominative | տոռնս (toṙns) | տոռներս (toṙners) |
| dative | տոռնիս (toṙnis) | տոռներիս (toṙneris) |
| ablative | տոռնիցս (toṙnicʻs) | տոռներիցս (toṙnericʻs) |
| instrumental | տոռնովս (toṙnovs) | տոռներովս (toṙnerovs) |
| locative | տոռնումս (toṙnums) | տոռներումս (toṙnerums) |
| | 2nd person possessive forms (your) | 2nd person possessive forms (your) |
| nominative | տոռնդ (toṙnd) | տոռներդ (toṙnerd) |
| dative | տոռնիդ (toṙnid) | տոռներիդ (toṙnerid) |
| ablative | տոռնիցդ (toṙnicʻd) | տոռներիցդ (toṙnericʻd) |
| instrumental | տոռնովդ (toṙnovd) | տոռներովդ (toṙnerovd) |
| locative | տոռնումդ (toṙnumd) | տոռներումդ (toṙnerumd) |

### Further reading

* Aġayan, Ēduard (1976) “տոռն”, in Ardi hayereni bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan

## Old Armenian
### Etymology 1

The origin is uncertain.

#### Noun

տոռն • (toṙn)
* rope, cord, string, twine
    տոռն շան ― toṙn šan ― leash
* (figuratively) tie, band, bond, link

##### Derived terms

* տոռանեալ (toṙaneal)
* տոռնեալ (toṙneal)
* տոռնիմ (toṙnim)

##### Descendants

* Middle Armenian: տոռ (toṙ)
** Armenian: տոռ (toṙ)
* → Armenian: տոռն (toṙn)

#### References

* ↑ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “տոռն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press

#### Further reading

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

### Etymology 2

According to Ačaṙean, from Proto-Indo-European *dóru (“tree”), because pestles were and still are made of wood. Compare Sanskrit द्रोण (droṇa, “wooden vessel”).

#### Noun

տոռն • (toṙn)
* pestle

##### Derived terms

* սանդիտոռն (sanditoṙn)
* սանդատոռն (sandatoṙn)

##### Related terms

* տորգ (torg), տարգալ (targal)

#### References

* ↑ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “տոռն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, page 421b
* ↑ Martirosyan, Hrach (2013) “The place of Armenian in the Indo-European language family: the relationship with Greek and Indo-Iranian”, in Journal of Language Relationship‎, number 10, page 107

#### Further reading

* Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1837) “տոռն սանդի”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 890a
* Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 617