հրաշակերտ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian հրաշակերտ (hrašakert).

Pronunciation

  • (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /həɹaʃaˈkeɹt/ [həɹɑʃɑˈkeɹt] invalid IPA characters (//[])
  • (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /həɹaʃaˈɡeɹd/ [həɹɑʃɑˈɡeɹd] invalid IPA characters (//[])
  • Hyphenation: հը‧րա‧շա‧կերտ

Adjective

հրաշակերտ • (hrašakert) (superlative ամենահրաշակերտ)

  1. extremely well built or done, wonderful, amazing

Declension

Noun

հրաշակերտ • (hrašakert)

  1. masterpiece, wonder

Declension

Old Armenian

Etymology

Probably wholly borrowed from Iranian, rather than formed in Armenian as հրաշ (hraš) + -ակերտ (-akert). Compare Middle Persian plškrt' (fraš(a)gird), Manichaean Middle Persian prš(y)gyrd (frašīγird).

Adjective

հրաշակերտ • (hrašakert)

  1. extremely well built or done, wonderful, astonishing, surprising

Declension

Noun

հրաշակերտ • (hrašakert)

  1. masterpiece, wonder
    եօթն հրաշակերտքeōtʻn hrašakertkʻthe seven wonders

Declension

Derived terms

  • հրաշակերտեմ (hrašakertem)
  • հրաշակերտութիւն (hrašakertutʻiwn)

Descendants

  • Armenian: հրաշակերտ (hrašakert)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “հրաշ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “հրաշակերտ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1995) “Hay-iranakan lezvakan zugadipumner [Armenian–Iranian Lingual Parallels]”, in Patma-banasirakan handes [Historical-Philological Journal] (in Armenian), number 2, pages 183–186
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