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 [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a 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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