խեղաթիւր

Old Armenian

Etymology

From խեղ (xeł) +‎ -ա- (-a-) +‎ թիւր (tʻiwr).

Adjective

խեղաթիւր • (xełatʻiwr)

1. bent, crooked, twisted
2. (figuratively) perverse, wicked, villainous, depraved

Derived terms

• խեղաթիւրիմ (xełatʻiwrim)
• խեղաթիւրութիւն (xełatʻiwrutʻiwn)

Descendants

• Armenian: խեղաթյուր (xeġatʻyur)

References

• Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “խեղաթիւր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “խեղաթիւր”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy