ռադ

Armenian

Alternative forms

• ռատ (ṙat)

Etymology

From Azerbaijani rədd, ultimately from Arabic رَدّ (radd).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /rɑd/, [rɑd]

Adverb

ռադ • (ṙad) (dialectal, colloquial)

1. away, off to one side

   ռադ անել (offensive) ― ṙad anel ― to move/drive away, to get rid of

   ռադ գալ, լինել/ըլնել (offensive) ― ṙad gal, linel/əlnel ― to go away

   ռադ եղի՛ր (offensive) ― ṙad eġír ― get lost!

Usage notes

Generally only used in the expressions listed above and in other similar constructions.

Further reading

• Malxaseancʻ, Stepʻan (1944–1945) “ռադ”, in Hayerēn bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Armenian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: State Publishing House
• Sargsyan, Artem et al., editors (2001–2012), “ռադ”, in Hayocʻ lezvi barbaṙayin baṙaran [Dialectal Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan
• Aġayan, Ēduard (1976) “ռադ”, in Ardi hayereni bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan