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խիշտ

խիշտ

Armenian

Noun

խիշտ (xišt)

  1. lance, spear
  2. (colloquial) bayonet

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • խշտել (xštel)

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Persian خشت (xišt, javelin, dart).

Noun

խիշտ (xišt)

  1. (post-classical) lance, spear

Derived terms

  • խշտաւոր (xštawor)

Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), խիշտ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), խիշտ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935