Old Armenian

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Etymology

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An Iranian borrowing. Compare Manichaean Parthian dʾdbr (dādβar, judge), Middle Persian dʾtwbl (dādwar, judge), Persian داور (dâvar, judge). For the etymon of these see դատ (dat). Reshaped under the influence of the Armenian suffix -ւոր (-wor).

Noun

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դատաւոր (datawor)

  1. judge
  2. (by extension) ruler, potentate

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: դատավոր (datavor)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “դատաւոր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “դատաւոր”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “դատաւոր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press