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աւատ

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From Iranian *ā-vā̆ta-; compare Sogdian [script needed] (ʾʾwt /⁠*āwat?⁠/, hope, trust, faith), [script needed] (ʾʾwth /⁠*āwat⁠/, faith), Khwarezmian [script needed] (ʾwd, faith, religion) and Central Kurdish ئاوات (awat, desire, hope). See հաւատ (hawat) for more.

Noun

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աւատ (awat)

  1. faith; fidelity
    յաւատ գործելyawat gorcelto make, to work faithfully

Declension

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o-type
singular plural
nominative աւատ (awat) աւատք (awatkʻ)
genitive աւատոյ (awatoy) աւատոց (awatocʻ)
dative աւատոյ (awatoy) աւատոց (awatocʻ)
accusative աւատ (awat) աւատս (awats)
ablative աւատոյ (awatoy) աւատոց (awatocʻ)
instrumental աւատով (awatov) աւատովք (awatovkʻ)
locative աւատ (awat) աւատս (awats)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: ավատ (avat) (learned)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “աւատ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “աւատ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “հաւատ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Perixanjan, A. G. (1993) Материалы к этимологическому словарю древнеармянского языка. Часть I [Materials for the Etymological Dictionary of the Old Armenian Language. Part 1]‎[1] (in Russian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 56