Armenian edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian դաստակ (dastak). Doublet of դաստա (dasta).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

դաստակ (dastak)

  1. (anatomy) wrist
  2. (Western Armenian) arm
  3. hilt, handle (of a sword)
  4. knocker, doorknocker
  5. the bar on which the mobile hangs over a cot or crib

Declension edit

References edit

  • դաստակ”, in Žamanakakicʻ hayocʻ lezvi bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, 1969–1980

Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Middle Iranian. Compare Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (dstk' /⁠dastag⁠/), Persian دسته (daste).

Noun edit

դաստակ (dastak)

  1. (anatomy) wrist
  2. handle, haft, heft
    դաստակ սրոյdastak sroyhilt of a sword
    դաստակս դնելdastaks dnelto haft, to set in a handle
  3. (anatomy) hand, palm

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: դաստակ (dastak) (learned)

References edit

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “դաստակ”, 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) “դաստակ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “դաստակ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy