հրաշակերտ

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Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian հրաշակերտ (hrašakert).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: հը‧րա‧շա‧կերտ

Adjective

հրաշակերտ (hrašakert) (superlative ամենահրաշակերտ)

  1. extremely well built or done, wonderful, amazing

Declension

Noun

հրաշակերտ (hrašakert)

  1. masterpiece, wonder

Declension


Old Armenian

Etymology

Probably wholly borrowed from Iranian, rather than formed in Armenian as հրաշ (hraš) + -ակերտ (-akert). Compare Middle Persian plškrt' (fraš(a)gird), Manichaean Middle Persian prš(y)gyrd (frašīγird).

Adjective

հրաշակերտ (hrašakert)

  1. extremely well built or done, wonderful, astonishing, surprising

Declension

Noun

հրաշակերտ (hrašakert)

  1. masterpiece, wonder
    եօթն հրաշակերտքeōtʻn hrašakertkʻthe seven wonders

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: հրաշակերտ (hrašakert)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “հրաշ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “հրաշակերտ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1995) “Hay-iranakan lezvakan zugadipumner [Armenian–Iranian Lingual Parallels]”, in Patma-banasirakan handes [Historical-Philological Journal]‎[1] (in Armenian), number 2, pages 183–186