կթ-

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Old Armenian

Etymology

The origin is uncertain. Perhaps related to նքթեմ (nkʻtʻem). The forms in գթ- (gtʻ-) arose by confusion with գթիմ (gtʻim), գայթիմ (gaytʻim).

Root

կթ- (ktʻ-)

  1. to faint, become weak, feeble

Derived terms

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “կթիլ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 362