պիտոյ

Old Armenian

Etymology

Genitive-dative of պէտ (pēt).

Adjective

պիտոյ • (pitoy) indeclinable

  1. necessary; suitable
    պիտոյ է ― pitoy ē ― it is becoming, proper, suitable
    զի՞ եւս պիտոյ են մեզ վկայք ― zi? ews pitoy en mez vkaykʿ ― what need have we of witnesses?

Usage notes

This adjective was indeclinable. If it had to be declined, it was replaced by synonymous պիտոյական (pitoyakan) or պիտանի (pitani).

Derived terms
  • անպիտոյ (anpitoy)
  • չպիտոյ (čʿpitoy)
  • չպիտոյանամ (čʿpitoyanam)
  • պիտոյաբար (pitoyabar)
  • պիտոյական (pitoyakan)
  • պիտոյանամ (pitoyanam)
  • պիտոյի (pitoyi)
  • պիտոյութիւն (pitoyutʿiwn)
  • պիտոյք (pitoykʿ)

Descendants
  • Armenian: պիտո (pito)

References
  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “պիտոյ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “պիտոյ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Abrahamyan, Ašot (1976) Grabari jeṙnark [A Handbook of Old Armenian] (in Armenian), 4th edition, Yerevan: Luys
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