ապիրատ

See also: Ապիրատ

Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian ապիրատ (apirat).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ապիրատ (apirat) (superlative ամենաապիրատ)

  1. (literary) wicked, iniquitous
  2. (literary) unfit, untalented, useless, lousy

Declension

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Middle Iranian *apēδāt. Compare Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾpyḏ dʾt' /apē-dat/, unlawful), Sogdian [script needed] (ʾpδʾty /(ə)paδātē/, illicit, unjust, unlawful), Persian بیدادی (bêdâdi, injustice). For the constituents compare ապ- (ap-) and դատ (dat).

Adjective

ապիրատ (apirat)

  1. wicked, iniquitous, rascally, roguish, flagitious
  2. (rare) banished, driven away

Declension

Derived terms

  • Ապիրատ (Apirat)
  • ապիրատաբար (apiratabar)
  • ապիրատախօս (apirataxōs)
  • ապիրատանամ (apiratanam)
  • ապիրատեմ (apiratem)
  • ապիրատիմ (apiratim)
  • ապիրատութիւն (apiratutʿiwn)

Descendants

  • Armenian: ապիրատ (apirat)

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), ապիրատ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), ապիրատ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), ապիրատ”, 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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