աւօտ

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Old Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Ačaṙyan understand the meaning as “time” and leaves the origin open.

Ałayan identifies with the ending of առաւօտ (aṙawōt) and takes the word to mean “the time of sun-rise”, deriving *aw from Proto-Indo-European *sāu-, +‎ -աւտ (-awt); see առաւօտ (aṙawōt) for more on this.

J̌ahukyan accepts the connection with առաւօտ (aṙawōt) but derives both from Proto-Indo-European *aus- (to shine).

Noun

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աւօտ (awōt)

  1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
    1. time
    2. the time of sunrise

Usage notes

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The word is a hapax legomenon and its meaning is not clear from the only attested passage.

Derived terms

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References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “աւօտ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “աւօտ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “աւօտ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, page 363a
  • Aġayan, Ēduard (1974) Baṙakʻnnakan ew stugabanakan hetazotutʻyunner [Lexicological and Etymological Studies]‎[1] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, pages 24–27
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “աւօտ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 99b