ժանտախտ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian ժանտախտ (žantaxt).

Pronunciation

Noun

ժանտախտ • (žantaxt)

  1. plague
    ժանտախտի նման տարածվել ― žantaxti nman taracvel ― to spread very rapidly, to spread like wildfire
  2. (figuratively) dangerous education, ideology, or doctrine
  3. (figuratively) socially harmful situation or habit
  4. (offensively) used as a curse
    Դա մարդ չէ, ժանտախտ է: ― Da mard čʻē, žantaxt ē: ― He's not a man, he's a plague.

Declension

Old Armenian

Etymology

ժանտ (žant) +‎ ախտ (axt)

Noun

ժանտախտ • (žantaxt)

  1. plague; pestilence, contagion, mortality, disease
    հարկանել, վարակել ժանտախտիւ ― harkanel, varakel žantaxtiw ― to plague, to infect with the plague
    հարեալ ի ժանտախտէ ― hareal i žantaxtē ― plague-stricken, infected with the plague
    ճարակեցաւ ժանտախտ ի զօրուն ― čarakecʻaw žantaxt i zōrun ― the plague broke out in the army
    կեղտ ժանտախտի ― kełt žantaxti ― plague-spot

Declension

Synonyms

  • ժանտամահ (žantamah)

Derived terms

  • ժանտախտական (žantaxtakan)

Descendants

  • Armenian: ժանտախտ (žantaxt)

References

  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ժանտախտ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ժանտախտ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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