Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Armenian պարկեշտ (parkešt).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

պարկեշտ (parkešt) (superlative ամենապարկեշտ)

  1. humble, modest
  2. bashful, timid, shy
  3. reticent, reserved, chaste
  4. irreproachable, blameless
  5. (archaic) beautiful, attractive, comely
  6. (archaic) patient, understanding, tolerant

Declension edit

Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from an unidentified Iranian source.[1][2] For the suffix compare Old Armenian հրաժեշտ (hražešt), զավեշտ (zavešt).

Adjective edit

պարկեշտ (parkešt)

  1. decent, modest, grave
  2. honourable
  3. pure, clean

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: պարկեշտ (parkešt)
  • Middle Armenian: պարկեշտ (parkešt)

References edit

  1. ^ Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 904
  2. ^ J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010), “պարկեշտ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 632a

Further reading edit

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1979), “պարկեշտ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume IV, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, pages 63–64
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “պարկեշտ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʿeay (1879), “պարկեշտ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy