խեղաթիւր

Old Armenian

Etymology

From խեղ (xeł) +‎ -ա- (-a-) +‎ թիւր (tʿiwr).

Adjective

խեղաթիւր • (xełatʿiwr)

  1. bent, crooked, twisted
  2. (figuratively) perverse, wicked, villainous, depraved

Derived terms
  • խեղաթիւրիմ (xełatʿiwrim)
  • խեղաթիւրութիւն (xełatʿiwrutʿiwn)

Descendants
  • Armenian: խեղաթյուր (xeġatʿyur)

References
  • Petrosean, Matatʿeay (1879), “խեղաթիւր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “խեղաթիւր”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.