ձետ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian ձետ (jet).

Pronunciation

Noun

ձետ (jet)

  1. (archaic) tail of an animal

Declension


Middle Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian ձետ (jet).

Noun

ձետ (jet)

  1. penis

References

  • Łazaryan, Ṙ. S.; Avetisyan, H. M. (2009), ձետ”, in Miǰin hayereni baṙaran [Dictionary of Middle Armenian] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

  • ցետ (cʿet)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰedos- with a semantic shift ‘rump’ → ‘tail’. Cognates include Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬛𐬀𐬵 (zadah, rump), Sanskrit हदति (hadati, to evacuate, defecate), Ancient Greek χόδανος (khódanos), χέζω (khézō), Albanian dhjes, Russian зад (zad).

Noun

ձետ (jet)

  1. tail (of a dog, fox, lion, etc.)
    ձետ առ ձետjet aṙ jettail to tail, one after another

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • քառաձետ (kʿaṙajet)

Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), ձետ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), ձետ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), ձետ”, 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
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 432
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