հազարապետ

Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian հազարապետ (hazarapet).

Pronunciation

Noun

հազարապետ • (hazarapet)

  1. (historical) chiliarch, hazarapet

Declension

Old Armenian

Etymology

An Iranian borrowing: compare Parthian 𐭇‎𐭆‎𐭓𐭅𐭐𐭕 (ḥ‎z‎rwpt), Middle Persian 𐭧𐭦𐭠𐭫‎𐭥𐭯𐭲 (ḥzʾl‎wpt). Ultimately from Proto-Iranian *hazahrapati-. For the constituents see հազար (hazar) and պետ (pet). Also borrowed as Georgian ჰაზარაპეტი (hazaraṗeṭi), Ancient Greek ἀζαραπατεῖς (azarapateîs), ἀζαβαρίτης (azabarítēs), Classical Syriac ܗܙܪܦܬ (hzrpt /⁠hzārpat⁠/).

Noun

հազարապետ • (hazarapet)

  1. chiliarch, hazarapet

Declension

Derived terms

  • հազարապետութիւն (hazarapetutʻiwn)

Descendants

  • Armenian: հազարապետ (hazarapet)

Further reading

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