Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Armenian անապատ (anapat).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

անապատ (anapat)

  1. desert
    Բարի գալուստ անապատ։
    Bari galust anapat.
    Welcome to the desert.
    Մեր եղբայրն ապրում է անապատում։
    Mer eġbayrn aprum ē anapatum.
    Our brother lives in the desert.
  2. hermitage

Declension edit

Adjective edit

անապատ (anapat) (superlative ամենաանապատ)

  1. desert, uninhabited

Declension edit

Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

An Iranian borrowing. Compare Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾnʾp̄ʾtʾn' /⁠an-ābādān⁠/, uncultivated), which is a negative formation from ʾp̄ʾt' (ābād, populous, thriving, prosperous).

Adjective edit

անապատ (anapat)

  1. desert, uninhabited
  2. devoid, destitute

Declension edit

Noun edit

անապատ (anapat)

  1. desert, wilderness, uninhabited place
  2. hermitage

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: անապատ (anapat)

Further reading edit

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