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Old Armenian
Etymology
Borrowed from an unattested Middle Iranian compound, whose first part is descended from Proto-Iranian *kā́rah (whence also the first part of կարա-ւան (kara-wan, “caravan”)), while the second part is from *pátiš (whence պետ (pet, “leader, head”)).[1][2][3]
Noun
կարապետ • (karapet)
- forerunner, outrider, precursor; the person at the head of a procession
- (Christianity) the epithet of John the Baptist, called the forerunner of Christ
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Armenian: կարապետ (karapet) (learned)
References
- ^ Bailey, H. W. (1934) “Iranica (II)”, in Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, number 3, page 512
- ^ Bailey, H. W. (1987) “Armenia and Iran IV. Iranian influences in Armenian 2. Iranian loanwords in Armenian”, in Ehsan Yarshater, editor, Encyclopædia Iranica, volume 2, London and New York: Routledge & Kegan Paul, pages 484–485
- ^ Gershevitch, Ilya (1985) Nicholas Sims-Williams, editor, Philologia Iranica (Beiträge zur Iranistik; 12), Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 161
Further reading
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “կարապետ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 545b
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “կարապետ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “կարապետ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy