հաստ

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Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Armenian հաստ (hast).

Pronunciation

Adjective

հաստ (hast) (superlative ամենահաստ)

  1. thick, dense, broad
    հաստ գիրքhast girkʻthick book
    հաստ մածունhast macun(dialectal) thick, consistent matzoon
    Antonym: բարակ (barak)

Declension

References

  1. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “հաստ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 49b

Old Armenian

Etymology

Connected with Proto-Germanic *fastuz (fixed, firm, secure), possibly also Sanskrit पस्त्य n (pastyá, stall, stable ← stable habitation), पस्त्या f (pastyā́, homestead, dwelling, household). All usually derived from Proto-Indo-European *pastV- (solid, stable).[1][2][3][4] Kroonen separates the Sanskrit and reconstructs the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European root for Armenian and Germanic as *pHst-.[5] See *fastuz for more on this.

However, Martirosyan writes: "In view of the limited distribution (see also Salmons apud Mallory/Adams 1997: 204b) and the vowel *-a-, we are hardly dealing with a Proto-Indo-European word. One may posit a European (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "qfa-sub" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. word shared by Armenian, Germanic, possibly also Indo-Aryan. In view of the semantics of the Germanic and Indic cognates, as well as that of Armenian հաստատեմ (hastatem, to affirm, assert, reinforce; to build, found, set up, settle, establish a dwelling place), one may posit a substratum technical term with an original meaning ‘foundation, settlement, fortified dwelling place, fortress’".[6]

Compare also Northern Kurdish xest, Central Kurdish خەست (xest), dialectal ھەس (hes), Southern Kurdish خەس (xes), Laki خەس (xes), ھەس (hes) and Gurani ھەس (has, thick, viscous (of liquid)).

Adjective

հաստ (hast) indeclinable

  1. firm, steady, standing still, tough
  2. thick, dense, broad

Noun

հաստ (hast)

  1. firmness, the standing still, strength
    կալ ի հաստիkal i hastito stand firm
    ի հաստոջ պահելi hastoǰ pahelto hold fast
    ի հաստոջ ունելi hastoǰ unelto preserve, to keep

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: հաստ (hast)

References

  1. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “հաստ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 49ab
  2. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “pasto-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 789
  3. ^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 204b
  4. ^ Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 201
  5. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*fastu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 138
  6. ^ Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 390

Further reading

  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “հաստ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “հաստ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy