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քաջութիւն

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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քաջ (kʻaǰ, brave, courageous) +‎ -ութիւն (-utʻiwn)

Noun

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քաջութիւն (kʻaǰutʻiwn)

  1. valour, courage, bravery, manhood, gallantry
    • 5th century, Agatʻangełos, Patmutʻiwn Hayocʻ [History of the Armenians] 127:[1]
      քաջութիւն հասցէ ձեզ ի քաջէն Վահագնէ ամենայն Հայոց աշխարհիս
      kʻaǰutʻiwn hascʻē jez i kʻaǰēn Vahagnē amenayn Hayocʻ ašxarhis
      • Translation by R. W. Thomson
        may there be [] valor from valiant Vahagn to you and all our land of Armenia
  2. stoutness, vigour, force
  3. exploit, achievement, heroic acts
  4. virtue, nobility, integrity

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: քաջություն (kʻaǰutʻyun)

References

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  1. ^ Thomson, R. W. (1976) Agathangelos, History of the Armenians[1], Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, pages 138–139

Further reading

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