համեստութիւն

Old Armenian

Etymology

From համեստ (hamest, modest) + -ութիւն (-utʻiwn, -y).

Noun

համեստութիւն • (hamestutʻiwn)

  1. modesty, moderation, reserve, temperance, probity
    համեստութեամբhamestutʻeambmodestly, decently
  2. politeness

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: համեստություն (hamestutʻyun) (hamestut’yun)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “համեստութիւն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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