հովիտ

Armenian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Armenian հովիտ (hovit).

Pronunciation

Noun

հովիտ (hovit)

  1. valley, vale, dale
  2. Synonym of գետահովիտ (getahovit)

Declension

References

  • Ałayan, Ēduard (1976), հովիտ”, in Ardi hayereni bacʿatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Modern Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

  • ովիտ (ovit)

Etymology

The origin is unknown. According to J̌ahukyan possibly from an unknown substrate source.

Noun

հովիտ (hovit)

  1. valley, vale, dale
  2. cavity
  3. hillock, knoll

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), հովիտ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 416a
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1837), հովիտ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 122b
  • Awgerean, Mkrtičʿ (1865), հովիտ”, in Aṙjeṙn baṙaran haykaznean lezui [Pocket Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), corrected and expanded by Grigor Čēlalean, 2nd edition, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 505a
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1977), հովիտ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume III, 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, pages 116–117
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010), հովիտ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 466ab
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