Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Armenian ամբարտակ (ambartak).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ամբարտակ (ambartak)

  1. dam, dike, weir

Declension edit

Old Armenian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

The original meaning is a “mound constructed with soil and stones” from Parthian *anbārtak, from the verb *anbārtan. Compare Persian انبارده (anbârda, filled, full, replete; affluent; rich).

Noun edit

ամբարտակ (ambartak)

  1. bank, dam, dike, mound
  2. beach, strand, bank of a river
  3. mole, pier
  4. tower

Declension edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: ամբարտակ (ambartak)

References edit

  • Petrosean, Matatʿeay (1879) “ամբարտակ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ամբարտակ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979) “ամբարտակ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press