վարդպետ

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Middle Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian վարդապետ (vardapet).

Noun

վարդպետ (vardpet), genitive singular վարդպետի (vardpeti)

  1. (ecclesiastical) vardapet
  2. teacher
  3. skilled craftsman (e.g. architect, stonemason)

Derived terms

References

  • Ġazaryan, Ṙuben, Avetisyan, Henrik (2009) “վարդպետ”, in Miǰin hayereni baṙaran [Dictionary of Middle Armenian] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “վարդապետ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press