վատ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian վատ (vat).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

վատ (vat) (superlative ամենավատ)

  1. bad
    վատ մարդvat mardbad person
    վատ երազvat erazbad dream
  2. (as a noun) the bad
  3. (Western Armenian) fainthearted, cowardly

Declension

Adverb

վատ (vat)

  1. badly

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Middle Iranian *vat. Compare Middle Persian wt' (wad, bad, evil), Persian بد (bad).

Adjective

վատ (vat)

  1. bad, wicked, vile, low
    վատ անունvat anuninfamy, brand of infamy
  2. cowardly, weak, pusillanimous, dastardly, craven-hearted, unmanly, poor-spirited, mean-spirited
    վատ արանցvat arancʿthe most cowardly of men, the basest of wretches
  3. idle, lazy, slothful, sluggish
  4. (as a noun) damage, loss, hurt, ruin, misfortune

Declension

Derived terms

  • վատթար (vattʿar)
  • վատախտարակ (vataxtarak)
  • վատգոհար (vatgohar)
  • վատմիհր (vatmihr)

Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), վատ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), վատ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), վատ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
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