անգտի

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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According to Martirosyan the literal meaning is “the fallen one”, from earlier *անկտի (*ankti), from անկանիմ (ankanim, to fall down; to sin, prostitute) +‎ -տի (-ti). Compare սամտի (samti).

Noun

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անգտի (angti)

  1. prostitute

Usage notes

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The word is a hapax legomenon

References

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  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “angti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, pages 71–72
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “անգտի”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press