սերտ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian սերտ (sert).

Pronunciation

Adjective

սերտ (sert) (superlative ամենասերտ)

  1. close, intimate
  2. solid, firm; tight

Declension

Adverb

սերտ (sert)

  1. closely, intimately

Old Armenian

Etymology

The origin is uncertain.[1] Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer-d-, from *ḱer- (to grow, nourish).[2][3]

Adjective

սերտ (sert)

  1. solid, firm, hard, compact, constant, stable, strong
  2. (figurative) true, sincere, close, intimate, cordial
    սերտ առաքինութիւնsert aṙakʿinutʿiwnsolid virtue
    սերտ սիրովsert sirovtenderly, affectionately, cordially

Declension

Adverb

սերտ (sert)

  1. firmly, constantly
  2. voluntarily, willingly
  3. sincerely, intimately, closely
    սերտ սիրելsert sirelto love sincerely, with all one's heart, passionately
    սերտ աղօթելsert ałōtʿelto pray intensely, warmly, earnestly, eagerly

Derived terms

  • գերասերտիմ (gerasertim)
  • նախասերտեալ (naxaserteal)
  • սերտանամ (sertanam)
  • սերտաշէն (sertašēn)
  • սերտեմ (sertem)
  • սերտիմ (sertim)
  • սերտիւ (sertiw)
  • սերտութիւն (sertutʿiwn)

Descendants

  • Armenian: սերտ (sert)

References

  1. Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1979), սերտ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume IV, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, pages 206–207
  2. J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1987) Hayocʿ lezvi patmutʿyun; naxagrayin žamanakašrǰan [History of the Armenian language: The Pre-Literary Period] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 132
  3. J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010), սերտ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 677ab

Further reading

  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), սերտ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Łazarean, Ṙ. S. (2000), սերտ”, in Tʿosunean G. B., editor, Grabari baṙaran [Dictionary of Old Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press
  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), սերտ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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