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պիտոյ

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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Genitive-dative of պէտ (pēt).

Adjective

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պիտոյ (pitoy) indeclinable

  1. necessary; suitable
    պիտոյ էpitoy ēit is becoming, proper, suitable
    զի՞ եւս պիտոյ են մեզ վկայքzi? ews pitoy en mez vkaykʻwhat need have we of witnesses?

Usage notes

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This adjective was indeclinable. If it had to be declined, it was replaced by synonymous պիտոյական (pitoyakan) or պիտանի (pitani).

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: պիտո (pito)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “պիտոյ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “պիտոյ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Abrahamyan, Ašot (1976) Grabari jeṙnark [A Handbook of Old Armenian]‎[1] (in Armenian), 4th edition, Yerevan: Luys