օգուտ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian օգուտ (ōgut); see it for more.

Pronunciation

Noun

օգուտ (ōgut)

  1. use; benefit; good
    օգուտ տալōgut talto be useful
  2. advantage, benefit

Declension


Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

The original spelling is աւգուտ (awgut), from Parthian *abigūt. Derivation from Proto-Indo-European *auw-, from *au- (to like, to help) is less likely. See also օգն (ōgn).

Noun

օգուտ (ōgut)

  1. utility, profit, interest, advantage, emolument, gain, lucre
    օգուտ/յօգուտ է, օգտի է, ենōgut/yōgut ē, ōgti ē, enit is good for, it is useful, profitable
    գտանել զօգուտ իւրgtanel zōgut iwrto find one's interest
    օգուտ քաղելōgut kʿałelto derive or reap benefit from
    օգուտ լինելōgut linelto be useful, advantageous, to serve
    վաստակել յօգուտ աշխարհինvastakel yōgut ašxarhinto work for the public weal
    յօգուտ արկանել, յօգուտ ի կիր/ի վար արկանել, յօգուտ անձին վարել, յօգուտ իւր, շրջել, առնուլyōgut arkanel, yōgut i kir/i var arkanel, yōgut anjin varel, yōgut iwr, šrǰel, aṙnulto profit by, to avail oneself of, to turn to account, to turn to the best account
    յաչս դնել զամենայն ի շահ օգտի անձինyačʿs dnel zamenayn i šah ōgti anjinto sacrifice all to one's interest
    վասն օգտի քո է, յօգուտ քոյին էvasn ōgti kʿo ē, yōgut kʿoyin ēit is for your good, for your interest

Declension

Adjective

օգուտ (ōgut)

  1. useful, advantageous
  2. great, much
    զօգուտ ժամս աւուրնzōgut žams awurnthe greater part of the day

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), օգուտ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), օգուտ”, 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
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010), օգուտ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik
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