կէտ

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Middle Armenian

Etymology

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

Noun

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կէտ (kēt)

  1. a kind of fly that bites donkeys and cattle

Descendants

  • Armenian: կետ (ket)

References

  • 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

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek κῆτος (kêtos).

Alternative forms

Noun

կէտ (kēt)

  1. whale
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Descendants

Etymology 2

The origin is uncertain. Perhaps from unattested (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "ira" is not valid. See WT:LOL. *kēt; compare Sanskrit केत (keta, mark, sign) and Middle Armenian կայտ (kayt). Alternatively, related to կիծ- (kic-, to bite).

Noun

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
Declension

Adjective

կէտ (kēt)

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

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

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Descendants

References

  • 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