Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Iranian; compare Parthian *(h)amvast- (believer, faithful), from Old Iranian *ham-vasta-, from the root *vat- (to be possessed by a supernatural force, to be inspired; to perceive, to know); see հաւատ (hawat) for more.

Adjective edit

հաւաստ (hawast)

  1. certain, true, indubitable

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “հաւաստ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “հաւաստ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “հաւաստ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Perixanjan, A. G. (1993) Материалы к этимологическому словарю древнеармянского языка. Часть I [Materials for the Etymological Dictionary of the Old Armenian Language. Part 1]‎[1] (in Russian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 56