հրաշակերտ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian հրաշակերտ (hrašakert).

Pronunciation

Adjective

հրաշակերտ (hrašakert) (superlative ամենահրաշակերտ)

  1. extremely well built or done, wonderful, amazing

Declension

Noun

հրաշակերտ (hrašakert)

  1. masterpiece, wonder

Declension


Old Armenian

Etymology

Probably wholly borrowed from Iranian, rather than formed in Armenian as հրաշ (hraš) + -ակերտ (-akert). Compare Middle Persian plškrt' (fraš(a)gird), Manichaean Middle Persian prš(y)gyrd (frašīγird).

Adjective

հրաշակերտ (hrašakert)

  1. extremely well built or done, wonderful, astonishing, surprising

Declension

Noun

հրաշակերտ (hrašakert)

  1. masterpiece, wonder
    եօթն հրաշակերտքeōtʿn hrašakertkʿthe seven wonders

Declension

Derived terms

  • հրաշակերտեմ (hrašakertem)
  • հրաշակերտութիւն (hrašakertutʿiwn)

Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), հրաշ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), հրաշակերտ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1995), “Hay-iranakan lezvakan zugadipumner [Armenian–Iranian Lingual Parallels]”, in Patma-banasirakan handes [Historical-Philological Journal] (in Armenian), issue 2, pages 183–186
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