ամօթ
Old Armenian
Alternative forms
- ամաւթ (amawtʿ)
Etymology
The root is *ամ- (*am-), of unknown origin, with the suffix -օթ (-ōtʿ) found also in ծանօթ (canōtʿ), աղօթք (ałōtʿkʿ)․ Also from that root: ամաչեմ (amačʿem).
Noun
ամօթ • (amōtʿ)
- shame
- յամօթ առնել ― yamōtʿ aṙnel ― to put to shame, to confound
- յամօթ լինել՝ զամօթի հարկանել ― yamōtʿ linel, zamōtʿi harkanel ― to be ashamed, to be confounded, to blush
- (usually in the plural) private parts
- Synonym: ամօթոյք (amōtʿoykʿ)
Declension
o-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ամօթ (amōtʿ) | ամօթք (amōtʿkʿ) | |
| genitive | ամօթոյ (amōtʿoy) | ամօթոց (amōtʿocʿ) | |
| dative | ամօթոյ (amōtʿoy) | ամօթոց (amōtʿocʿ) | |
| accusative | ամօթ (amōtʿ) | ամօթս (amōtʿs) | |
| ablative | ամօթոյ (amōtʿoy) | ամօթոց (amōtʿocʿ) | |
| instrumental | ամօթով (amōtʿov) | ամօթովք (amōtʿovkʿ) | |
| locative | ամօթ (amōtʿ) | ամօթս (amōtʿs) | |
| Also attested i- or i-a-type զ-ամօթի (z-amōtʿi), յ-ամօթի (y-amōtʿi). | |||
Derived terms
Terms derived from ամօթ (amōtʿ)
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Descendants
- Armenian: ամոթ (amotʿ)
Further reading
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “ամաչել”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “ամօթ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “ամօթ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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