Armenian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Armenian առած (aṙac).

Noun

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առած (aṙac)

  1. proverb, saying; aphorism, adage
Usage notes
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Should not be confused with առակ (aṙak, parable).

Declension
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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առած (aṙac)

  1. resultative participle of առնել (aṙnel)

Old Armenian

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Etymology

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Composed of the preposition առ (aṙ) +‎ ած- (ac-). Compare Latin adagio for a similar formation.

Noun

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առած (aṙac)

  1. adage, proverb, saying, aphorism, sentence, apophthegm
  2. axiom, maxim, general proposition, rule, principle
  3. vision, prophecy, divine revelation, divine inspiration, divine oracle, message

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: առած (aṙac)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “առած”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “առած”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “առած”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “aṙac”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 103