թարխան

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian թարխան (tʻarxan); see below.

Pronunciation

Noun

թարխան • (tʻarxan)

  1. (historical) a person exempted from taxes
  2. (historical) tarkhan
  3. (historical) a member of nobility, nobleman
  4. (colloquial, figuratively) an idle member of the household, who performs no work

Declension

Derived terms

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Persian ترخان (tarxân, free, exempted from tribute or taxes; a certain tribe of Turks).

Noun

թարխան • (tʻarxan)

  1. a person exempted from taxes
  2. tarkhan

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: թարխան (tʻarxan)

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “թարխան”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
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