Old Armenian

Alternative forms

• կարաւտ ‎(karawt)

Adjective

կարօտ • ‎(karōt)

1. in want of

   կարօտ լինել‎ ― karōt linel ― to want, to need, to be or stand in want of

   կարօտ մնալ, գտանիլ‎ ― karōt mnal, gtanil ― to be in a state of privation, to be unprovided with, to be without

2. needy, necessitous, poor, indigent

   կարօտ ամենայնիւ‎ ― karōt amenayniw ― in want of all things, poverty-stricken, destitute

3. desirous, anxious, eager

Declension

Noun

կարօտ • ‎(karōt)

1. want, need, necessity, poverty, indigence
2. desire, wish, longing

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

• Armenian: կարոտ ‎(karot)

References

• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “կարօտ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “կարօտ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “կար”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935