Old Armenian

Noun

գիւտ • ‎(giwt)

1. the act of finding something lost

   առ չգիւտ‎ ― aṙ čʿgiwt ― for the want of

   գիւտք ձկանց‎ ― giwtkʿ jkancʿ ― fishing

   գիւտ որսոյ‎ ― giwt orsoy ― hunting

   ի գիւտ ածել‎ ― i giwt acel ― to invent

   ի գիւտ ածիլ‎ ― i giwt acil ― to be invented

   գիւտք որովայնի‎ ― giwtkʿ orovayni ― tape-worm

2. artifice, trick
3. a found thing, invention, discovery

   չքնաղ գիւտք‎ ― čʿkʿnał giwtkʿ ― fine or rare inventions or discoveries

4. profit
5. salvation

   եղիցի քեզ անձն քո ի գիւտս‎ ― ełicʿi kʿez anjn kʿo i giwts ― you will save your soul

6. finder

Declension

Adjective

գիւտ • ‎(giwt)

1. findable

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

• Armenian: գյուտ ‎(gyut)

References

• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “գիւտ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “գիւտ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “գիւտ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
• Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 216