ռադ

ռադ

Armenian

Alternative forms

• ռատ (ṙat)

Etymology

From Azerbaijani rədd, ultimately from Arabic رَدّ‎ (radd).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [rɑd]

Adverb

ռադ • (ṙad) (dialectal)

1. away, off to one side

   ռադ անել ― ṙad anel ― to move/drive away, to get rid of

   ռադ գալ, լինել/ըլնել ― ṙad gal, linel/əlnel ― to go away

   ռադ եղի՛ր ― ṙad ełír ― get lost!

Usage notes

Generally only used in the expressions listed above and in other similar constructions.

Further reading

• Malxaseancʿ, Stepʿan (1944–1945), “ռադ”, in Hayerēn bacʿatrakan baṙaran [Armenian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: State Publishing House
• Sargsyan, Artem et al., editors (2001–2012), “ռադ”, in Hayocʿ lezvi barbaṙayin baṙaran [Dialectal Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan
• Ałayan, Ēduard (1976), “ռադ”, in Ardi hayereni bacʿatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan