պարկեշտ

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Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Armenian պարկեշտ (parkešt).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

պարկեշտ (parkešt) (superlative ամենապարկեշտ)

  1. humble, modest
  2. bashful, timid, shy
  3. reticent, reserved, chaste
  4. irreproachable, blameless
  5. (archaic) beautiful, attractive, comely
  6. (archaic) patient, understanding, tolerant

Declension[edit]

Old Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from an unidentified Iranian source.[1][2] For the suffix compare Old Armenian հրաժեշտ (hražešt), զավեշտ (zavešt).

Adjective[edit]

պարկեշտ (parkešt)

  1. decent, modest, grave
  2. honourable
  3. pure, clean

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Armenian: պարկեշտ (parkešt)
  • Middle Armenian: պարկեշտ (parkešt)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 904
  2. ^ J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “պարկեշտ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 632a

Further reading[edit]

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “պարկեշտ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, pages 63–64
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “պարկեշտ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “պարկեշտ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy