Armenian

Postposition

հետ • ‎(het)

1. with

   քեզ հետ‎ ― kʿez het ― with you

Etymology 2

From Old Armenian յետ ‎(yet).

Adverb

հետ • ‎(het) ‎(traditional orthography spelling յետ)

1. back

   հետ գնալ‎ ― het gnal ― to go back

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ped-o-, from *pṓds ‎(“foot”). The original meaning of "foot" has been completely replaced by another descendant of the same Proto-Indo-European word — ոտն ‎(otn). See also յետ ‎(yet) and ետ ‎(et).

Noun

հետ • ‎(het)

1. (rare) foot
2. footstep, footprint, track; trace, vestige; way, path

   հետք‎ ― hetkʿ ― iron rail, rail

   հետք նաւու‎ ― hetkʿ nawu ― track of a ship

   հետք կառաց‎ ― hetkʿ kaṙacʿ ― cart-rut, wheel-rut

   հետք ամպոց‎ ― hetkʿ ampocʿ ― traces of cloud

   հետք գազանաց‎ ― hetkʿ gazanacʿ ― trail, track or scent of animals

   հետք վիրաց‎ ― hetkʿ viracʿ ― cicatrix, scar

   վաղվաղակի հետ, զհետ‎ ― vałvałaki het, zhet ― quick! come on! courage!

   կորուսանել զհետս‎ ― korusanel zhets ― to lose the traces of

   զհետ լինել‎ ― zhet linel ― to apply oneself, to give or addict oneself

   ընդունայն զհետ եղեն‎ ― əndunayn zhet ełen ― they have attempted or tried in vain

   ի հետ‎ ― i het ― together

   ի հետոց‎ ― i hetocʿ ― from behind, from the rear

   հետ ընդ հետ‎ ― het ənd het ― immediately, forthwith, directly, in a moment, at once

Declension

Preposition

հետ • ‎(het)

1. after
2. with, together

Derived terms

Descendants

• Armenian: հետ ‎(het), հետք ‎(hetkʿ)

References

• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “հետ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “հետ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “հետ”, 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 405