թարխան

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian թարխան (tʿarxan); see below.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tʰɑɾˈχɑn]

Noun

թարխան (tʿarxan)

  1. (historical) a person exempted from taxes
  2. (historical) tarkhan
  3. (historical) a member of nobility, nobleman
  4. (colloquial, figuratively) an idle member of the household, who performs no work

Declension

Derived terms


Old Armenian

Etymology

From Persian ترخان (tarxān, free, exempted from tribute or taxes; a certain tribe of Turks).

Noun

թարխան (tʿarxan)

  1. a person exempted from taxes
  2. tarkhan

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), թարխան”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
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