տօթ

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

• տաւթ

Etymology

The original spelling is տաւթ (tawtʿ), borrowed from Middle Persian *tāft. Compare attested Middle Persian tāftan (“to boil, to be cooking”) and modern Persian تفت (taft, “heat, warmth”). Related to տապ (tap).

Noun

տօթ • (tōtʿ)  (singular genitive տօթոյ)

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

   տօթոյ (tōtʿoy) — during the heat

   տօթ ամարայնոյ (tōtʿ amaraynoy) — summer heat

   հարկանիլ ի տօթոյ (harkanil i tōtʿoy) — to be corrupt, to rot, to putrefy

Declension

o-type

	singular (uncountable)
nominative	տօթ (tōtʿ)
genitive	տօթոյ (tōtʿoy)
dative	տօթոյ (tōtʿoy)
accusative	տօթ (tōtʿ)
accusative definite	զտօթ (ztōtʿ)
ablative	ի տօթոյ (i tōtʿoy)
instrumental	տօթով (tōtʿov)
locative	ի տօթ (i tōtʿ)

Adjective

տօթ • (tōtʿ)  (singular genitive տօթոյ)

1. hot

Declension

o-type

	singular (uncountable)
nominative	տօթ (tōtʿ)
genitive	տօթոյ (tōtʿoy)
dative	տօթոյ (tōtʿoy)
accusative	տօթ (tōtʿ)
accusative definite	զտօթ (ztōtʿ)
ablative	ի տօթոյ (i tōtʿoy)
instrumental	տօթով (tōtʿov)
locative	ի տօթ (i tōtʿ)

Derived terms

տօթագին տօթաժամ տօթաժամանակք տօթախարշ

տօթակէզ տօթահար տօթային տօթանամ

տօթացուցանեմ տօթութիւն

Descendants

• Armenian: տոթ (tot’)

References

• “տօթ” in Mathias Bedrossian (1879), New Dictionary Armenian-English (Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy)
• “տօթ” in G. Awetikʿean, X. Siwrmēlean, M. Awgerean (1836–37), Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui (Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy)
• “տօթ” in Hračʿeay Ačaṙean (1926–35), Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran (Yerevan: Yerevan State University), 2nd ed., 1971–79