խիշտ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian խիշտ (xišt).

Pronunciation

Noun

խիշտ (xišt)

  1. lance, spear
  2. (colloquial) bayonet

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Persian خشت (xešt, javelin, dart).

Noun

խիշտ (xišt)

  1. (post-Classical) lance, spear

Derived terms

  • խշտաւոր (xštawor)

Descendants

  • Armenian: խիշտ (xišt)

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), խիշտ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), խիշտ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
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