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գօտի

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Old Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Uncertain. The original spelling is գաւտի (gawti). Olsen derives from Iranian *gaβtia, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- (to hold), connecting also with the ending of պարեգաւտ (paregawt, coat, tunic),[1][2] but this root is not attested in Iranian. J̌ahukyan compares to Old Georgian ღუედი (ɣuedi).[3]

Noun

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գօտի (gōti)

  1. girdle, belt
    գօտի ածել, գօտի ընդ մէջ ածելgōti acel, gōti ənd mēǰ acelto gird, to tie or to draw close round the body; to be prompt
  2. (astrology) belt of the sky
  3. (geography) zone
    այրեցած գօտիayrecʻac gōtitorrid zone
    բարեխառն գօտիbarexaṙn gōtitemperate zone
    սառուցեալ գօտիsaṙucʻeal gōtiglacial zone
  4. (figuratively) rainbow; mountain ridge; a corridor in a palace
    գօտի լերանցgōti lerancʻchain of mountains
    գօտի աստուածական, տէրունեան, Արամազդայgōti astuacakan, tērunean, Aramazdayrainbow

Usage notes

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The word has five combining forms: գօտի- (gōti-), գօտե- (gōte-), գօտէ- (gōtē-), գօտեւ- (gōtew-) and գօտել- (gōtel-)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: գոտի (goti)

References

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  1. ^ Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 874
  2. ^ Olsen, Birgit Anette (2017 July 26) “Armenian Textile Terminology”, in Gaspa, Salvatore, Michel, Cécile, Nosch, Marie-Louise, editors, Textile Terminologies from the Orient to the Mediterranean and Europe, 1000 BC to 1000 AD[1], Lincoln, Nebraska: Zea Books, →DOI, →ISBN, page 196
  3. ^ Джаукян, Г. Б. (1967) Взаимоотношение индоевропейских, хурритско-урартских и кавказских языков [The interrelationship of Indo-European, Hurro-Urartian and Caucasian languages] (in Russian), Yerevan: Academy Press, pages 97, 188

Further reading

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “գօտի”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “գօտի”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “գօտի”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy