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աղտ

աղտ

Armenian

Noun

աղտ (ałt)

  1. dirt, filth, uncleanliness

Declension


Old Armenian

Etymology 1

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *Hl̥-d- and cognate with Old Norse úldna (to decay, rot), Old High German oltar and Latin alga.

Another possibility is derivation from Proto-Indo-European *sal- (dirty, grey) with cognates in Old Irish sal (dirt, filth), Old High German salo (dirty). See also աղօտ (ałōt).

There is an alternative form աղծ- (ałc-) found in compounds.

Noun

աղտ (ałt)

  1. dirt, filth, uncleanliness (also of soul)
  2. afterbirth
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), աղտ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), աղտ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), աղտ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010), “aɫt”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 39f

Etymology 2

The basic meaning is “salt deposits, salt mines, salty place”, inherited from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂ld-, enlarged from *seh₂l- (salt). The closest cognate is Proto-Germanic *saltą.

There is an alternative form աղծ- (ałc-) found in աղծեալ (ałceal).

Noun

աղտ (ałt)

  1. salt
    ծով աղտիցcov ałticʿ ― salt-marsh
  2. salt-mine
Declension
Usage notes

Attested only in the plural.

Derived terms
  • աղտաղտ (ałtałt)
  • աղտաղտին (ałtałtin)
  • աղտաղտուկ (ałtałtuk)
Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), աղտ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), աղտ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), աղտ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010), “aɫt”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 40f