նաժիշտ

Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian նաժիշտ (nažišt).

Pronunciation

Noun

նաժիշտ • (nažišt)

  1. (archaic) maidservant, housemaid
  2. (archaic) lady's maid

Declension

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Iranian *nā̆ǰištā-, which can be analyzed either as “standing in a stooping posture” or “standing around”.[1] Compare also Proto-Iranian *názdištah.

Noun

նաժիշտ • (nažišt)

  1. maid-servant; female slave

Declension

Derived terms

  • նաժշտաբար (nažštabar)

Descendants

  • Armenian: նաժիշտ (nažišt) (learned)

References

  1. Perixanjan, A. G. (1993) Материалы к этимологическому словарю древнеармянского языка. Часть I [Materials for the Etymological Dictionary of the Old Armenian Language. Part 1] (in Russian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 61

Further reading

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “նաժիշտ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “նաժիշտ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “նաժիշտ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
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