անքատ

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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Ačaṙyan rejects all proposals and leaves the origin open. Ałayan derives from Proto-Indo-European *ank- (need, necessity) + -ատ (-at), with cognates such as Ancient Greek ἀνάγκη (anánkē), Old Irish écen (necessity, compulsion), Welsh angen (necessity), Breton anken (anxiety); on this root see Pokorny. To explain the -ք- (-kʻ-) instead of expected -գ- (-g-) Ałayan assumes the analogical influence of աղքատ (ałkʻat).

Adjective

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անքատ (ankʻat)

  1. indigent, necessitous, poor, forlorn
  2. greedy; avaricious, covetous

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: անքոտ (ankʻot)

References

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