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Old Armenian
Etymology
From ուրանամ (uranam) + -ստ (-st).
Noun
ուրաստ • (urast)
- denial, negation, disavowal; abjuration, apostasy
- յուրաստ լինել, կալ ― yurast linel, kal ― to deny; to disavow, to disown, to disclaim
- յուրաստ լինել յերախտեաց ― yurast linel yeraxteacʻ ― to be unmindful of favours received, to pay a favour with ingratitude, to be ungrateful, unthankful
References
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ուրաստ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ուրաստ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy