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Old Armenian
Etymology
From աղ (ał) + արտ (art). See Salting the earth for the practice.
Noun
աղարտ • (ałart)
- salted field
- աղարտ վարել ― ałart varel ― to salt the earth; (figuratively) to spoil, to desolate, to ruin, to destroy
Usage notes
Used only in the expression աղարտ վարել (ałart varel).
Derived terms
References
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “աղարտ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “աղարտ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “աղ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press