համեստ

See also: Համեստ

Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian համեստ (hamest).

Pronunciation

Adjective

համեստ • (hamest) (superlative ամենահամեստ)

  1. modest; humble
    համեստ աղջիկhamest aġǰikmodest girl
  2. modest, not big; frugal
    համեստ աշխատավարձhamest ašxatavarjmodest earnings
  3. modest, unassuming, unpretentious
    համեստ զգեստhamest zgestmodest/simple attire

Declension

Antonyms

Old Armenian

Etymology

From համ (ham, taste; good taste, moderation) + -եստ (-est). For the sense development compare Latin sapio. Note also the dialectal synonym համ-ավոր (ham-avor).

Adjective

համեստ • (hamest)

  1. modest, decent
  2. reserved, moderate, temperate

Declension

Derived terms

  • անհամեստ (anhamest)
  • համեստաբար (hamestabar)
  • համեստագոյն (hamestagoyn)
  • համեստական (hamestakan)
  • համեստանամ (hamestanam)
  • համեստացուցանեմ (hamestacʻucʻanem)
  • համեստացուցիչ (hamestacʻucʻičʻ)
  • համեստութիւն (hamestutʻiwn)

Descendants

  • Armenian: համեստ (hamest) (learned)

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “համ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 16b
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “համեստ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 26b
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “համեստ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “համեստ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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