պարկեշտ

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Armenian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Armenian պարկեշտ (parkešt).

Pronunciation

Adjective

պարկեշտ (parkešt) (superlative ամենապարկեշտ)

  1. humble, modest
  2. bashful, timid, shy
  3. reticent, reserved, chaste
  4. irreproachable, blameless
  5. (archaic) beautiful, attractive, comely
  6. (archaic) patient, understanding, tolerant

Declension


Old Armenian

Etymology

Borrowed from an unidentified Iranian source.[1][2] For the suffix compare Old Armenian հրաժեշտ (hražešt), զաւեշտ (zawešt).

Adjective

պարկեշտ (parkešt)

  1. decent, modest, grave
  2. honourable
  3. pure, clean

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: պարկեշտ (parkešt)
  • Middle Armenian: պարկեշտ (parkešt)

References

  1. ^ 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 904
  2. ^ J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “պարկեշտ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 632a

Further reading

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “պարկեշտ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, pages 63–64
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “պարկեշտ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “պարկեշտ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy