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ծնօտ

ծնօտ

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Noun

ծնօտ (cnōt)

  1. jaw
    ապտակ ածել ի ծնօտսն, հարկանել զծնօտս ուրուքaptak acel i cnōtsn, harkanel zcnōts urukʿ ― to slap the face, to box the ear
  2. (figuratively) an edge, brim of something
  3. (figuratively) decorations on such edge

Declension

Derived terms

  • երկայնածնօտ (erkaynacnōt)
  • ծնօտաքակ (cnōtakʿak)

Descendants

References

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