անգտի

Old Armenian

Etymology

According to Martirosyan the literal meaning is “the fallen one”, from earlier *անկտի (*ankti), from անկանիմ (ankanim, “to fall down; to sin, prostitute”) +‎ -տի (-ti). Compare սամտի (samti).

Noun

անգտի • (angti)

  1. prostitute

Usage notes

The word is a hapax legomenon

References
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010), “angti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, pages 71–72
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “անգտի”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
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