ոստիկան

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Old Armenian ոստիկան (ostikan)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ոստիկան (ostikan)

  1. police officer, policeman
  2. (historical) ostikan

Declension

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Derived terms

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See also

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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Borrowing from Middle Iranian; compare Middle Persian ʾwstykʾn' (ōstīgān, firm, strong, sure, reliable) and see there for more.[1] Ačaṙean explains the sense development as ‘reliable, faithful’ → ‘ruler's confidant’ → ‘ruler's officer’ and points to Old Armenian հաւատարիմ (hawatarim, reliable, faithful) which is often applied to the king's officers.

Noun

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ոստիկան (ostikan)

  1. inspector, officer
  2. ostikan

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: ոստիկան (ostikan)

References

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  1. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “ոստիկան”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, pages 570–571

Further reading

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