Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian աղօթարար (ałōtʻarar). By surface analysis, աղոթել (aġotʻel) +‎ -արար (-arar).

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Adjective

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աղոթարար (aġotʻarar)

  1. that prays to god, that addresses god in prayer

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Noun

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աղոթարար (aġotʻarar)

  1. mantis, praying mantis (insect of the order Mantodea)

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References

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  • Ayvazyan H. M. et al., editors (2016), “աղոթարարներ”, in Hanragitakan baṙaran [Encyclopedic Dictionary]‎[1] (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: Armenian Encyclopaedia, page 86a