Armenian

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Old Armenian գաղտ (gałt)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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գաղտ (gaġt) (superlative ամենագաղտ)

  1. (rare) hidden, secret

Declension

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Synonyms

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *wl̥d-, zero-grade of *wel- (to deceive) grown with *-d-, whence also գող (goł).[1][2][3] See there for more.

Adverb

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գաղտ (gałt)

  1. in secret, secretly, by stealth
    • 5th century, Bible, Psalms 100.5[4]:
      Որ խօսէր գաղտ զընկերէ իւրմէ, զնա բացէ ՚ի բա՛ց հալածէի։
      Or xōsēr gałt zənkerē iwrmē, zna bacʻē ’i bácʻ halacēi.
      Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off.

Adjective

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գաղտ (gałt)

  1. hidden, secret
    • 5th century, Łazar Pʻarpecʻi, Patmutʻiwn Hayocʻ [History of Armenia] 12:[5]
      Վասն զի գաղտ ուխտ իւր եւ խորհուրդ ընդ թագաւորին Յունաց է։
      Vasn zi gałt uxt iwr ew xorhurd ənd tʻagaworin Yunacʻ ē.

Preposition

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գաղտ (gałt)

  1. unknown to, in secret from
    • 5th century, Łazar Pʻarpecʻi, Patmutʻiwn Hayocʻ [History of Armenia] 68:[6]
      Յորոց ձեռս տայր գաղտ յերանելի սպարապետէն Վարդանայ զգրեալսն։
      Yorocʻ jeṙs tayr gałt yeraneli sparapetēn Vardanay zgrealsn.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: գաղտ (gaġt)

References

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  1. ^ Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1940) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun [History of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 42–43
  2. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “գաղտ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 506–507
  3. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “գող”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 573
  4. ^ Zōhrapean, Yovhannēs, editor (1805), Astuacašunčʻ matean Hin ew Nor Ktakaranacʻ [Bible: Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments], volume III, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 97
  5. ^ Łazar Pʻarpecʻi (1904) G. Tēr-Mkrtčʻean and St. Malxasean, editors, Patmutʻiwn Hayocʻ ew tʻułtʻ aṙ Vahan Mamikonean [History of Armenia and Letter to Vahan Mamikonian] (Patmagirkʻ hayocʻ; I.4), Tiflis: Aragatip Mnacʻakan Martiroseancʻi, page 12
  6. ^ Łazar Pʻarpecʻi (1904) G. Tēr-Mkrtčʻean and St. Malxasean, editors, Patmutʻiwn Hayocʻ ew tʻułtʻ aṙ Vahan Mamikonean [History of Armenia and Letter to Vahan Mamikonian] (Patmagirkʻ hayocʻ; I.4), Tiflis: Aragatip Mnacʻakan Martiroseancʻi, page 68

Further reading

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  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836) “գաղտ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume I, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 524c
  • J̌axǰaxean, Manuēl (1837) “գաղտ”, in Baṙgirkʻ i barbaṙ hay ew italakan [Armenian–Italian Dictionary], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 340c
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “գաղտ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 110a
  • Xačʻatryan, Lalik (2003) “գաղտ”, in Grabari bacʻatrakan baṙaran (Jewabanoren tararžekʻ baṙer) [Explanatory Dictionary of Old Armenian (Morphologically Polysemantic Words)] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Zangak-97, →ISBN, page 97