Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian պիտանի (pitani); see below.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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պիտանի (pitani) (superlative ամենապիտանի)

  1. fit (to, for), suitable (for), good (for)
    պիտանի զինվորական ծառայությանpitani zinvorakan caṙayutʻyanfit for military service
  2. useful (for)

Declension

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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պէտ (pēt) +‎ -անի (-ani)

Adjective

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պիտանի (pitani)

  1. useful, profitable, advantageous, necessary
  2. good, excellent

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: պիտանի (pitani)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “պիտանի”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “պիտանի”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy