խէթ
Old Armenian
Etymology
An ablaut grade of խայթ (xaytʿ), from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd-.
Noun
խէթ • (xētʿ)
- bite of conscience
- pain in the stomach, irritation
- doubt, fear
- scowling gaze, spite, hate
- խեթիւ հայել, տեսանել ― xetʿiw hayel, tesanel ― to look daggers, to look grim, to scowl
- խեթիւ հայել արեգական ― xetʿiw hayel aregakan ― to sunburn, to tan, to freckle, to brown
- danger, obstacle, impediment
- խէթ եւ խութ ընդ ոտն անկանել ― xētʿ ew xutʿ ənd otn ankanel ― to trip up, to oppose, to obstruct, to embarrass
Declension
i-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | խէթ (xētʿ) | խէթք (xētʿkʿ) | |
| genitive | խեթի (xetʿi) | խեթից (xetʿicʿ) | |
| dative | խեթի (xetʿi) | խեթից (xetʿicʿ) | |
| accusative | խէթ (xētʿ) | խէթս (xētʿs) | |
| ablative | խեթէ (xetʿē) | խեթից (xetʿicʿ) | |
| instrumental | խեթիւ (xetʿiw) | խեթիւք (xetʿiwkʿ) | |
| locative | խեթի (xetʿi) | խէթս (xētʿs) |
i-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | խէթ (xētʿ) | խէթք (xētʿkʿ) | |
| genitive | խէթի (xētʿi) | խէթից (xētʿicʿ) | |
| dative | խէթի (xētʿi) | խէթից (xētʿicʿ) | |
| accusative | խէթ (xētʿ) | խէթս (xētʿs) | |
| ablative | խէթէ (xētʿē) | խէթից (xētʿicʿ) | |
| instrumental | խէթիւ (xētʿiw) | խէթիւք (xētʿiwkʿ) | |
| locative | խէթի (xētʿi) | խէթս (xētʿs) |
i-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | խէթ (xētʿ) | խէթք (xētʿkʿ) | |
| genitive | խիթի (xitʿi) | խիթից (xitʿicʿ) | |
| dative | խիթի (xitʿi) | խիթից (xitʿicʿ) | |
| accusative | խէթ (xētʿ) | խէթս (xētʿs) | |
| ablative | խիթէ (xitʿē) | խիթից (xitʿicʿ) | |
| instrumental | խիթիւ (xitʿiw) | խիթիւք (xitʿiwkʿ) | |
| locative | խիթի (xitʿi) | խէթս (xētʿs) |
Derived terms
- անխէթ (anxētʿ)
- բռնխէթք (bṙnxētʿkʿ)
- խիթամ (xitʿam)
- խիթացուցանեմ (xitʿacʿucʿanem)
- խիթեմ (xitʿem)
- մխիթար (mxitʿar)
Descendants
- Armenian: խեթ (xetʿ)
References
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “խէթ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “խէթ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “խէթ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 327