Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from a family of words, represented by Arabic فَتِيل (fatīl), Aramaic פְּתִילָא (ptīlā), Turkish fitil.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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փիլթա (pʻiltʻa)

  1. dossil, tent (a roll of lint used in the past to treat wounds)

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “փիլթայ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Malxaseancʻ, Stepʻan (1944–1945) “փիլթայ”, in Hayerēn bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Armenian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: State Publishing House