խօթ
Old Armenian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- խաւթ (xawtʻ)
Etymology
[edit]The original spelling is խաւթ (xawtʻ), an ablaut of խայթ (xaytʻ), from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd-, perhaps via a form *kh₂(e)d-t-.
Adjective
[edit]խօթ • (xōtʻ)
- sick, sickly, unhealthy, infirm (of body, eye, or ear)
- խօթ է ― xōtʻ ē ― he is sick
- lazy, slothful, sluggish, idle
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | խօթ (xōtʻ) | խօթք (xōtʻkʻ) |
| genitive | խօթի (xōtʻi) | խօթից (xōtʻicʻ) |
| dative | խօթի (xōtʻi) | խօթից (xōtʻicʻ) |
| accusative | խօթ (xōtʻ) | խօթս (xōtʻs) |
| ablative | խօթէ (xōtʻē) | խօթից (xōtʻicʻ) |
| instrumental | խօթիւ (xōtʻiw) | խօթիւք (xōtʻiwkʻ) |
| locative | խօթի (xōtʻi) | խօթս (xōtʻs) |
Note: The above declension is postulated by Nor Baṙgirkʿ Haykazean Lezui and is not attested.
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- անխօթացեալ (anxōtʻacʻeal)
- խօթակից (xōtʻakicʻ)
- խօթամիտ (xōtʻamit)
- խօթանամ (xōtʻanam)
- խօթապատճառ (xōtʻapatčaṙ)
- խօթասիրտ (xōtʻasirt)
- խօթութիւն (xōtʻutʻiwn)
Descendants
[edit]- Armenian: խոթ (xotʻ)
References
[edit]- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “խօթ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “խօթ”, 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) “խօթ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 325