Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Armenian պաշտեմ (paštem).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

պաշտել (paštel)

  1. to worship
  2. to adore

Usage notes edit

The word is sometimes used to create puristic Armenian equivalents of internationalisms with -ist, e.g. իրապաշտ (irapašt, realist), մերկապաշտ (merkapašt, nudist). Compare Persian ـپرست (-parast).

Inflection edit

Derived terms edit

Old Armenian edit

Verb edit

պաշտել (paštel)

  1. infinitive of պաշտեմ (paštem)

Declension edit