Old Armenian

Alternative forms

• աշտէ ‎(aštē) (post-classical)
• աշտէն ‎(aštēn) (post-classical)

Noun

աշտեայ • ‎(ašteay)

1. short javelin for throwing from a distance, a dart

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

• Armenian: աշտե ‎(ašte)

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “աշտեայ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
• J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1987) Hayocʿ lezvi patmutʿyun; naxagrayin žamanakašrǰan [History of the Armenian language: The Pre-Literary Period] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 515