կաւատ

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

  • ղաւատ (ławat) (post-classical)

Etymology

From Arabic قَوَّاد (qawwād).

Noun

կաւատ (kawat)

  1. pimp, procurer of women
    Synonym: բոզաւագ (bozawag)
    կին կաւատkin kawatprocuress, bawd, go-between

Declension

Derived terms

  • կաւատութիւն (kawatutʿiwn)

Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), կաւատ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), կաւատ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), կաւատ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
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