կախարդ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian կախարդ (kaxard).

Pronunciation

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  • (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [kɑχɑ́ɾd]
    • (Eastern Armenian, colloquial) IPA(key): [kɑχɑ́ɾtʰ]
  • (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [ɡɑχɑ́ɾtʰ]
  • Hyphenation: կա‧խարդ

Noun

կախարդ • (kaxard)

  1. sorcerer, wizard, witch, magician
    չար կախարդčʻar kaxardevil wizard
  2. a person who is erudite, lettered, knowledgeable
  3. (figuratively) attraction, enchantment, captivation

Declension

Adjective

կախարդ • (kaxard) (superlative ամենակախարդ)

  1. attractive, enchanting, captivating

Declension

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Iranian *kaxvard(a)-. Compare Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬓𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬜𐬀 (kaxᵛarəδa, wizard).

Noun

կախարդ • (kaxard)

  1. charmer, enchanter, sorcerer, wizard, conjurer, magician

Declension

Derived terms

  • կախարդասար (kaxardasar)

Descendants

  • Armenian: կախարդ (kaxard)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “կախարդ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 319b
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836) “կախարդ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume I, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 1034b
  • Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 162
  • Bartholomae, Christian (1904) Altiranisches Wörterbuch [Old Iranian Dictionary] (in German), Strassburg: K. J. Trübner, column 462
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “կախարդ”, 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, pages 486–487
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1987) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun; naxagrayin žamanakašrǰan [History of the Armenian language: The Pre-Literary Period] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 527
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “կախարդ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 373b
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