Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian դրախտ (draxt).

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Noun

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դրախտ (draxt)

  1. paradise, heaven

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle Iranian. Compare Persian درخت (deraxt) and see there for more.

Noun

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դրախտ (draxt)

  1. garden
  2. paradise, heaven
    դրախտ կորուսեալdraxt korusealParadise Lost

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: դրախտ (draxt)

References

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “դրախտ”, 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 690–691
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836) “դրախտ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume I, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 642a
  • Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 145
  • Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 878
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “դրախտ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 150a