Armenian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Armenian բորոտ (borot).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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բորոտ (borot) (superlative ամենաբորոտ)

  1. leprous
  2. scabby, itchy

Declension

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From բոր (bor) +‎ -ոտ (-ot).

Adjective

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բորոտ (borot)

  1. leprous
  2. scabby, itchy, scurvy

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: բորոտ (borot)
  • Old Georgian: ბოროტი (boroṭi)

References

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