բիրտ

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Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Armenian բիրտ (birt).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

բիրտ (birt) (superlative ամենաբիրտ)

  1. (somewhat formal) harsh, rude, brute, crude
    բիրտ ուժbirt užbrute force

Declension[edit]

Old Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ačaṙyan and J̌ahukyan consider the origin of the word unknown. Bugge (accepted by Godel) derives from Proto-Indo-European *bʰid-ri-s, with Proto-Germanic *bitraz and Sanskrit भिद्र (bhidrá, thunderbolt) as cognates.

Adjective[edit]

բիրտ (birt)

  1. rigid
  2. rude, uncivilized

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Armenian: բիրտ (birt)

References[edit]

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “բիրտ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “բիրտ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “բիրտ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 79
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “բիրտ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 130a