տօթ

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

• տաւթ (tawtʻ)

Etymology

The original spelling is տաւթ (tawtʻ), a Middle Iranian borrowing. Compare Manichaean Parthian tft (taft, “burning hot”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tep-; see there for more.

Noun

տօթ • (tōtʻ)

1. hot weather, great or ardent heat, burning atmosphere, solar heat, sunburning

   տօթոյ ― tōtʻoy ― during the heat

   տօթ ամարայնոյ ― tōtʻ amaraynoy ― summer heat

   հարկանիլ ի տօթոյ ― harkanil i tōtʻoy ― to be corrupt, to rot, to putrefy

Declension

o-type

	singular (uncountable)
nominative	տօթ (tōtʻ)
genitive	տօթոյ (tōtʻoy)
dative	տօթոյ (tōtʻoy)
accusative	տօթ (tōtʻ)
ablative	տօթոյ (tōtʻoy)
instrumental	տօթով (tōtʻov)
locative	տօթ (tōtʻ)

Adjective

տօթ • (tōtʻ)

1. hot

Declension

o-type

	singular (uncountable)
nominative	տօթ (tōtʻ)
genitive	տօթոյ (tōtʻoy)
dative	տօթոյ (tōtʻoy)
accusative	տօթ (tōtʻ)
ablative	տօթոյ (tōtʻoy)
instrumental	տօթով (tōtʻov)
locative	տօթ (tōtʻ)

Derived terms

• տօթագին (tōtʻagin)
• տօթաժամ (tōtʻažam)
• տօթաժամանակք (tōtʻažamanakkʻ)
• տօթախարշ (tōtʻaxarš)
• տօթակէզ (tōtʻakēz)
• տօթահար (tōtʻahar)
• տօթային (tōtʻayin)
• տօթանամ (tōtʻanam)
• տօթացուցանեմ (tōtʻacʻucʻanem)
• տօթութիւն (tōtʻutʻiwn)

Related terms

• տապ (tap), տապակ (tapak)

Descendants

• Armenian: տոթ (totʻ)

References

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