խայթեմ

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From խայթ (xaytʻ).

Verb

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խայթեմ (xaytʻem)  (aorist indicative խայթեցի)

  1. to sting, to bite (of insects and snakes)
  2. (figuratively) to nettle, to pique
    խիղճն խայթէ զնաxiłčn xaytʻē znahe feels remorse, he scruples at

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: խայթել (xaytʻel)

References

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