կէտ

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Armenian[edit]

Noun[edit]

կէտ (kēt)

  1. Traditional orthography spelling of կետ (ket)

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Middle Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Probably of the same origin as Old Armenian կիծ- (kic-, to bite).

Noun[edit]

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կէտ (kēt)

  1. a kind of fly that bites donkeys and cattle

Descendants[edit]

  • Armenian: կետ (ket)

References[edit]

  • Ġazaryan, Ṙ. S., Avetisyan, H. M. (2009) “կէտ”, in Miǰin hayereni baṙaran [Dictionary of Middle Armenian] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 372a
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 361

Old Armenian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Ancient Greek κῆτος (kêtos).

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Noun[edit]

կէտ (kēt)

  1. whale
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Etymology 2[edit]

The origin is uncertain. Perhaps from unattested Iranian *kēt; compare Sanskrit केत (keta, mark, sign) and Middle Armenian կայտ (kayt). Alternatively, related to կիծ- (kic-, to bite).

Noun[edit]

կէտ (kēt)

  1. point, dot (in various senses, such as of time, appointment)
    ի կէտ մահունi kēt mahunat the point of death
    կէտ նպատակիkēt npatakiaim, end, scope, object, goal
  2. goal, purpose; target
  3. centre
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Adjective[edit]

կէտ (kēt)

  1. (post-Classical) odd (of numbers)
Usage notes[edit]

In some compounds the word has the combining form կետ- (ket-).

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References[edit]

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “կէտ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “կէտ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “կէտ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 363