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Old Armenian
Etymology
The root is *ամ- (*am-), of unknown origin, with the suffix -օթ (-ōtʻ) found also in ծանօթ (canōtʻ), աղօթք (ałōtʻkʻ)․ Also from that root: ամաչեմ (amačʻem).
Noun
ամօթ • (amōtʻ)
- shame
- յամօթ առնել ― yamōtʻ aṙnel ― to put to shame, to confound
- յամօթ լինել՝ զամօթի հարկանել ― yamōtʻ linel, zamōtʻi harkanel ― to be ashamed, to be confounded, to blush
- (usually in the plural) private parts
- Synonym: ամօթոյք (amōtʻoykʻ)
Declension
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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ամօթ (amōtʻ)
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ամօթք (amōtʻkʻ)
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| genitive
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ամօթոյ (amōtʻoy)
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ամօթոց (amōtʻocʻ)
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| dative
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ամօթոյ (amōtʻoy)
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ամօթոց (amōtʻocʻ)
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| accusative
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ամօթ (amōtʻ)
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ամօթս (amōtʻs)
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| ablative
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ամօթոյ (amōtʻoy)
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ամօթոց (amōtʻocʻ)
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| instrumental
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ամօթով (amōtʻov)
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ամօթովք (amōtʻovkʻ)
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| locative
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ամօթ (amōtʻ)
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ամօթս (amōtʻs)
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| Also attested i- or i-a-type զ-ամօթի (z-amōtʻi), յ-ամօթի (y-amōtʻi).
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Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ամաչել”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ամօթ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ամօթ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy