Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Armenian խանութ (xanutʿ).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

խանութ (xanutʿ)

  1. shop, store
    Synonym: (pejorative, colloquial) դուքան (dukʿan)

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Etymology edit

From Classical Syriac ܚܢܘܬܐ (ḥānūṯāʾ).

Noun edit

խանութ (xanutʿ)

  1. shop
    խանթի տիկինxantʿi tikinshopkeeper
    ի խանութ նստելi xanutʿ nstelto keep a shop, to traffic
    խանութք ալեացxanutʿkʿ aleacʿthe depths of ocean
  2. manufactory
  3. stored provisions, products
  4. store, warehouse, magazine

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Descendants edit

  • Armenian: խանութ (xanutʿ)

References edit

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