խէթ

Old Armenian

Etymology

An ablaut grade of խայթ (xaytʻ), from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd-.

Noun

խէթ • (xētʻ)

  1. bite of conscience
  2. pain in the stomach, irritation
  3. doubt, fear
  4. scowling gaze, spite, hate
    խեթիւ հայել, տեսանել ― xetʻiw hayel, tesanel ― to stare daggers, to look grim, to scowl
    խեթիւ հայել արեգական ― xetʻiw hayel aregakan ― to sunburn, to tan, to freckle, to brown
  5. danger, obstacle, impediment
    խէթ եւ խութ ընդ ոտն անկանել ― xētʻ ew xutʻ ənd otn ankanel ― to trip up, to oppose, to obstruct, to embarrass

Declension
i-type
singular plural
nominative խէթ (xētʻ) խէթք (xētʻkʻ)
genitive խեթի (xetʻi) խեթից (xetʻicʻ)
dative խեթի (xetʻi) խեթից (xetʻicʻ)
accusative խէթ (xētʻ) խէթս (xētʻs)
ablative խեթէ (xetʻē) խեթից (xetʻicʻ)
instrumental խեթիւ (xetʻiw) խեթիւք (xetʻiwkʻ)
locative խեթի (xetʻi) խէթս (xētʻs)
i-type
singular plural
nominative խէթ (xētʻ) խէթք (xētʻkʻ)
genitive խէթի (xētʻi) խէթից (xētʻicʻ)
dative խէթի (xētʻi) խէթից (xētʻicʻ)
accusative խէթ (xētʻ) խէթս (xētʻs)
ablative խէթէ (xētʻē) խէթից (xētʻicʻ)
instrumental խէթիւ (xētʻiw) խէթիւք (xētʻiwkʻ)
locative խէթի (xētʻi) խէթս (xētʻs)
i-type
singular plural
nominative խէթ (xētʻ) խէթք (xētʻkʻ)
genitive խիթի (xitʻi) խիթից (xitʻicʻ)
dative խիթի (xitʻi) խիթից (xitʻicʻ)
accusative խէթ (xētʻ) խէթս (xētʻs)
ablative խիթէ (xitʻē) խիթից (xitʻicʻ)
instrumental խիթիւ (xitʻiw) խիթիւք (xitʻiwkʻ)
locative խիթի (xitʻi) խէթս (xētʻs)

Derived terms
  • անխէթ (anxētʻ)
  • բռնխէթք (bṙnxētʻkʻ)
  • խիթամ (xitʻam)
  • խիթացուցանեմ (xitʻacʻucʻanem)
  • խիթեմ (xitʻem)
  • մխիթար (mxitʻar)

Descendants
  • Armenian: խեթ (xetʻ)

References
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “խէթ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “խէթ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “խէթ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 327
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