Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian պետ (pet).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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պետ (pet)

  1. chief, commander, head

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From Parthian *pet, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pátiš.

Noun

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պետ (pet)

  1. chief, commander
    պետ վարժիցpet varžicʻmaster
    պետ հարցpet harcʻpatriarch
    պետ մարցpet marcʻabbess
    պետ գաւառացpet gawaṙacʻprefect, governor
  2. beginning

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: պետ (pet)
  • Old Georgian: პეტი (ṗeṭi)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “պետ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “պետ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “պետ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press