քարտ

Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian քարտ (kʿart).

Pronunciation

Noun

քարտ (kʿart)

  1. card
  2. playing card

Declension


Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, sheet of paper).

Noun

քարտ (kʿart)

  1. card, paper, parchment
  2. cartoon, pasteboard
  3. letter
  4. book

Usage notes

In modern Armenian there is a distinction between քարտ (kʿart) and քարտեզ (kʿartez) which is absent in Old Armenian.

Declension

Descendants

Further reading

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), քարտ”, 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
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), քարտ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), քարտ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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