շպետ

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

• շըշպետ (šəšpet)

Etymology

Borrowed from an unattested Middle Iranian compound, whose first part is cognate with Avestan 𐬟𐬱𐬎 (fšu, “cattle”) and the first element of Persian چوبان (ču-bân), whereas the second part is identical with the etymon of պետ (pet).

Noun

շպետ • (špet)

1. shepherd

Declension

i-a-type

	singular		plural
nominative	շպետ (špet)		շպետք (špetkʻ)
genitive	շպետի (špeti)		շպետաց (špetacʻ)
dative	շպետի (špeti)		շպետաց (špetacʻ)
accusative	շպետ (špet)		շպետս (špets)
ablative	շպետէ (špetē)		շպետաց (špetacʻ)
instrumental	շպետաւ (špetaw)		շպետաւք = շպետօք (špetawkʻ = špetōkʻ)
locative	շպետի (špeti)		շպետս (špets)

Synonyms

• հովիւ (hoviw)

Descendants

• → Georgian: შპეტი (šṗeṭi)

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “շպետ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
• Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “շպետ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1987) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun; naxagrayin žamanakašrǰan [History of the Armenian language: The Pre-Literary Period]‎^[1] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 538
• Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “շպետ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy