բարձաձգութիւն

Old Armenian

Etymology

բարձ (barj, “seat of honor; dignity”) +‎ -ա- (-a-) +‎ ձգիմ (jgim, “crave”) +‎ -ութիւն (-utʻiwn, “-ing”)

Noun

բարձաձգութիւն • (barjajgutʻiwn)

  1. search of dignity, pursuit of honour
  2. competition, rivalry, ambition

Declension

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “բարձաձգութիւն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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