գօտի

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Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

The original spelling is գաւտի (gawti), perhaps composed of unknown *գաւ (*gaw, back) +‎ տի- (ti-, tie, bond). Compare dialectal մեջկապ (meǰkap).

Noun

գօտի (gōti)

  1. girdle, belt
    գօտի ածել, գօտի ընդ մէջ ածելgōti acel, gōti ənd mēǰ acelto gird, to tie or to draw close round the body; to be prompt
  2. (astrology) belt of the sky
  3. (geography) zone
    այրեցած գօտիayrecʻac gōtitorrid zone
    բարեխառն գօտիbarexaṙn gōtitemperate zone
    սառուցեալ գօտիsaṙucʻeal gōtiglacial zone
  4. (figuratively) rainbow; mountain ridge; a corridor in a palace
    գօտի լերանցgōti lerancʻchain of mountains
    գօտի աստուածական, տէրունեան, Արամազդայgōti astuacakan, tērunean, Aramazdayrainbow

Usage notes

The word has five combining forms: գօտի- (gōti-), գօտե- (gōte-), գօտէ- (gōtē-), գօտեւ- (gōtew-) and գօտել- (gōtel-)

Declension

Derived terms

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Descendants

  • Armenian: գոտի (goti)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “գօտի”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “գօտի”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “գօտի”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press