դէտ
Old Armenian
Etymology
An Iranian borrowing, ultimately from Proto-Iranian *daiH- (“to look, see”), whence Persian دیدن (didan).[1][2] Compare Georgian დეტი (deṭi, “outsentry, picket”) from the same source. The sense “mark, target" is a semantic loan from Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós).[3]
Noun
դէտ • (dēt)
- observer, scout, watchman
- դէտ ունել, առնել ― dēt unel, aṙnel ― to look, to observe attentively
- spy
- lookout-place, peak, height
- mark, target
- Synonyms: նպատակ (npatak), նշաւակ (nšawak)
Declension
i-a-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | դէտ (dēt) | դէտք (dētkʿ) | |
| genitive | դիտի (diti) | դիտաց (ditacʿ) | |
| dative | դիտի (diti) | դիտաց (ditacʿ) | |
| accusative | դէտ (dēt) | դէտս (dēts) | |
| ablative | դիտէ (ditē) | դիտաց (ditacʿ) | |
| instrumental | դիտաւ (ditaw) | դիտաւք = դիտօք (ditawkʿ = ditōkʿ) | |
| locative | դիտի (diti) | դէտս (dēts) |
Derived terms
Terms derived from դէտ (dēt)
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Related terms
Descendants
- → Armenian: դետ (det)
References
- ↑ Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 141
- ↑ Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971), “դէտ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume I, 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, pages 661–662
- ↑ Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “դէտ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
Further reading
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “դէտ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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