Old Armenian edit

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Etymology edit

The original spelling is աղաւթք (aławtʻkʻ). A deverbative noun based on աղաչեմ (ałačʻem). For the suffix see ամօթ (amōtʻ).

Noun edit

աղօթք (ałōtʻkʻpl

  1. prayer, orison, supplication
    աղօթս առնել, կանխել յաղօթս, յաղօթս կալałōtʻs aṙnel, kanxel yałōtʻs, yałōtʻs kalto pray, to address oneself to God in prayer; to supplicate

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Descendants edit

  • Armenian: աղոթք (aġotʻkʻ)

References edit

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “աղօթք”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 138ab
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “աղաչել”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “աղօթք”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “aɫawt‘-k‘”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 28
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “աղօթք”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy