Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Persian [script needed] (*druwatā-), from 𐎯𐎢𐎽𐎢𐎺 (du-u-ru-u-v /⁠duruva-⁠/, secure, healthy). Compare Avestan 𐬛𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬙𐬁𐬝 (druuatāt̰, health) (from 𐬛𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬀- (druua-)), Middle Persian [script needed] (dlwt' /⁠drōt, drōd⁠/, health, well-being) (Manichaean 𐫅𐫡𐫇𐫅 (drwd /⁠drōd⁠/)), Persian درود (dorôd, benediction; praise; greeting).

Noun

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դրուատ (druat)

  1. eulogy, praise

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: դրվատ (drvat)

References

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