հազարապետ

Armenian edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian հազարապետ (hazarapet).

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Noun edit

հազարապետ (hazarapet)

  1. (historical) chiliarch, hazarapet

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Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

An Iranian borrowing: compare Parthian 𐭇‎𐭆‎𐭓𐭅𐭐𐭕 (ḥ‎z‎rwpt), Middle Persian 𐭧𐭦𐭠𐭫‎𐭥𐭯𐭲 (ḥzʾl‎wpt). Ultimately from Proto-Iranian *hazahrapati-. For the constituents see հազար (hazar) and պետ (pet). Also borrowed as Georgian ჰაზარაპეტი (hazaraṗeṭi), Ancient Greek ἀζαραπατεῖς (azarapateîs), ἀζαβαρίτης (azabarítēs), Classical Syriac ܗܙܪܦܬ (hzrpt /⁠hzārpat⁠/).

Noun edit

հազարապետ (hazarapet)

  1. chiliarch, hazarapet

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Descendants edit

  • Armenian: հազարապետ (hazarapet)

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