ակնթարթ

Armenian

Etymology

From Middle Armenian ակնթարթ (akntʻartʻ).

Pronunciation

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  • (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /akənˈtʰaɹtʰ/ [ɑkənˈtʰɑɹtʰ] invalid IPA characters (//[])
  • (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /aɡənˈtaɹt/ [ɑɡənˈtʰɑɹtʰ] invalid IPA characters (//[])

Noun

ակնթարթ • (akntʻartʻ)

  1. blink of an eye
  2. instant, second

Declension

Middle Armenian

Etymology

ակն (akn) + թարթել (tʻartʻel)

Noun

ակնթարթ • (akntʻartʻ)

  1. blink of an eye

Descendants

  • Armenian: ակնթարթ (akntʻartʻ)

Further reading

  • Ġazaryan, Ṙ. S., Avetisyan, H. M. (2009) “ակնթարթ”, in Miǰin hayereni baṙaran [Dictionary of Middle Armenian] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Norayr N. Biwzandacʻi (2000) “ակնթարթ”, in Martiros Minassian, editor, Baṙagirkʻ storin hayerēni i matenagrutʻeancʻ ŽA–ŽĒ darucʻ [Dictionary of Middle Armenian Based on the Literature of 11–17th Centuries], edited from the author's unfinished manuscript written 1884–1915, Geneva: Martiros Minassian
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