նպաստ

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Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian նպաստ (npast)

Pronunciation

Noun

նպաստ (npast)

  1. benefit; pension; subsidy; grant, allowance, grant-in-aid
    գործազրկության նպաստgorcazrkutʻyan npastunemployment benefit
  2. use; benefit; good
    նպաստ բերել հայրենիքինnpast berel hayrenikʻinto be useful to one’s country
    ի նպաստi npastin support of, in favour of

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Old Armenian

Etymology

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Noun

նպաստ (npast)

  1. aid, assistance, succour, help, favour, subsidy, support, relief, resource, means
    ի նպաստi npastin support of, on behalf or in favour of
    նպաստ մատուցանելnpast matucʻanelto aid, to succour, to help; to care, to take care
    նպաստ լինելnpast linelto help, to assist, to succour

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Descendants

  • Armenian: նպաստ (npast)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “նպաստ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “նպաստ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “նպաստ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press