ფათერაკი

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Georgian

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Etymology

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From Old Georgian ფათერაკი (pateraḳi), together with Middle Armenian փաթերակ (pʻatʻerak) borrowed from a Middle Iranian language: compare Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (p(y)tydʾlk' /⁠petyārag⁠/, evil, misfortune; adversary), Persian پتیاره (petyâre, affliction).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ფათერაკი (pateraḳi)

  1. misfortune, trouble

Derived terms

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References

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “փաթերակ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, page 469b