որոտ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian որոտ (orot).

Pronunciation

Noun

որոտ (orot)

  1. thunder

Declension

Old Armenian

Etymology

The origin in uncertain.[1] Perhaps from a root *որ- (*or-), from Proto-Indo-European *por-, from *per- (to hit), and cognate with Proto-Slavic *perunъ (thunder), *pьrati (to beat), Sanskrit पर्जन्य (parjánya, rain-cloud), Old Armenian հարկանեմ (harkanem, to hit).[2][3][4] Alternatively, perhaps related to ոռնամ (oṙnam).[5]

Noun

որոտ (orot)

  1. thunder
    որոտ ընդ որոտorot ənd orotthundering

Declension

Derived terms

  • ամպորոտ (amporot)
  • որոտագոչ (orotagočʿ)
  • որոտալիր (orotalir)
  • որոտաձայն (orotajayn)
  • որոտամ (orotam)
  • որոտընդոստ (orotəndost)
  • որոտընդոստական (orotəndostakan)
  • որոտիւն (orotiwn)
  • որոտումն (orotumn)
  • պարզորոտ (parzorot)
  • րոտումն (rotumn)

Descendants

  • Armenian: որոտ (orot)

References

  1. Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1977), որոտ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume III, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 587
  2. Lidén, Evald (1906) Armenische Studien (in German), Göteborg: Wald. Zachrissons, pages 88–91
  3. Petersson, Herbert (1916), “Beiträge zur armenischen Wortkunde”, in Zeitschrift für vergleichende Sprachforschung (in German), volume 47, issue 3/4, page 274 of 240–291
  4. Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 819
  5. J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010), որոտ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, pages 608–609

Further reading

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