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Old Armenian
Etymology
From *զաւեշտ (*zawešt) + առնեմ (aṙnem, “to do, make”). For the first component see զավեշտ (zavešt).
Noun
զաւեշտարար • (zaweštarar)
- joker, comedian
- Synonym: կատակերգու (katakergu)
Usage notes
Found in medieval dictionaries.[1][2] The place of attestation is unknown.
Descendants
References
- ^ Amalyan, H. M., editor (1975), Baṙgirkʻ hayocʻ (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 100
- ^ Poġosyan, Norayr (2014) “գեղազանութիւն”, in Norahayt baṙer vaġašxarhabaryan aġbyurnerum (16–18-rd dd.) [Newfound Words in Early Ashkharhabar Sources (16–18th cc.)], Yerevan: University Press, page 52a
Further reading
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “զաւեշտ”, 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) “զաւեշտարար”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awgerean, Mkrtičʻ, Čēlalean, Grigor (1865) “զաւեշտարար”, in Aṙjeṙn baṙaran haykaznean lezui [Pocket Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “զաւեշտարար”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy