Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From աղ () +‎ արտ (art). See Salting the earth for the practice.

Noun edit

աղարտ (ałart)

  1. salted field
    աղարտ վարելałart varelto salt the earth; (figuratively) to spoil, to desolate, to ruin, to destroy

Usage notes edit

Used only in the expression աղարտ վարել (ałart varel).

Derived terms edit

References edit

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