Old Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From կարճ (karč) + *առօտ (*aṙōt). The second part, found also in համառօտ (hamaṙōt), is of unknown meaning and origin.

Adjective

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կարճառօտ (karčaṙōt)

  1. short, brief, succinct, concise, laconic
    կարճառօտիւ, կարճառօտիւք, կարճառօտսkarčaṙōtiw, karčaṙōtiwkʻ, karčaṙōtsin few words, shortly, succinctly, briefly, concisely, summarily, laconically
    կարճառօտ հատանել, կարճառօտս կտրելkarčaṙōt hatanel, karčaṙōts ktrelto epitomize, to condense, to state briefly

Declension

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Adverb

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կարճառօտ (karčaṙōt)

  1. in few words, shortly, succinctly, briefly, concisely, summarily, laconically

Descendants

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  • Armenian: կարճառոտ (karčaṙot)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “կարճառօտ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “կարճառօտ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-առաւտ”, in Hin hayereni verǰacancʻneri cagumə (Hayocʻ lezvi hamematakan kʻerakanutʻyan harcʻer; 2) (in Armenian), Yerevan: Anania Širakacʻi, pages 5–48