հաւաստի

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Old Armenian

Etymology

From հաւաստ (hawast) +‎ (-i).

Adjective

հաւաստի (hawasti)

  1. certain, true, indubitable, sure, convincing, conclusive, incontestable, positive; demonstrative, justificative
    հաւաստի կորուստhawasti korustcertain loss
    հաւաստի գիտելhawasti gitelto know for certain
    հաւաստի առնելhawasti aṙnelto assure, to convince, to prove
    հաւաստի իմն է զիhawasti imn ē ziit is certain that
  2. (in the plural, as a noun) certitude, assurance, good authority, best source; demonstration, token, testimony, proof
    հաւաստիք բարձր ակնածութեանhawastikʻ barjr aknacutʻeanassurance of the highest regard
    ընդունել զհաւաստիս մեծարանացəndunel zhawastis mecaranacʻto be assured of his highest esteem

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: հավաստի (havasti), հավաստիք (havastikʻ)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “հաւաստի”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy