ռադ

Armenian

Alternative forms

  • ռատ (ṙat)

Etymology

From Azerbaijani rədd, ultimately from Arabic رَدّ‎ (radd).

Pronunciation

Adverb

ռադ • (ṙad) (dialectal, colloquial)

  1. away, off to one side
    ռադ անել (offensive) ― ṙad anel ― to move/drive away, to get rid of
    ռադ գալ, լինել/ըլնել (offensive) ― ṙad gal, linel/əlnel ― to go away
    ռադ եղի՛ր (offensive) ― ṙad ełír ― get lost!

Usage notes

Generally only used in the expressions listed above and in other similar constructions.

Further reading

  • Malxaseancʿ, Stepʿan (1944–1945), “ռադ”, in Hayerēn bacʿatrakan baṙaran [Armenian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: State Publishing House
  • Sargsyan, Artem et al., editors (2001–2012), “ռադ”, in Hayocʿ lezvi barbaṙayin baṙaran [Dialectal Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan
  • Ałayan, Ēduard (1976), “ռադ”, in Ardi hayereni bacʿatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan
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