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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From Middle Iranian *kōt. Compare Persian کود (kôd, collected; heap, stack of corn; manure).

Noun

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կոյտ (koyt)

  1. heap, mass, pile
    կոյտ աստեղքkoyt astełkʻconstellation, cluster of fixed stars
  2. flock, herd, drove (especially of horses)
    կոյտ ձիոցkoyt jiocʻpaddock
  3. great crowd, throng of people

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: կույտ (kuyt)
  • Georgian: კოლტი (ḳolṭi)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “կոյտ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “կոյտ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press