لخت

Persian

Etymology 1

From لخشیدن‎ (laxšidan, “to slide”).

Adjective

لخت • (laxt)

  1. (Iranian Persian) sleek

Noun
Dari Persian لخت
Iranian Persian لخت
Tajiki Persian лахт (laxt)

لخت • (laxt)

  1. piece, portion

Noun
Dari Persian لخت
Iranian Persian لخت
Tajiki Persian лахт (laxt)

لخت • (laxt)

  1. (archaic) club, mace

Descendants
  • → Middle Armenian: լախտ (laxt)
  • → Georgian: ლახტი (laxṭi)

Further reading
  • Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 157
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1973), “լախտ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume II, 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 260a

Etymology 4

Possibly related to Proto-Indo-European *reu- [1] . Compare with classical form رت‎ (rot) with the same meaning.

Adjective
Dari Persian لخت
Iranian Persian لخت
Tajiki Persian лухт (luxt)

لخت • (loxt)

  1. naked, nude

References
  1. Pokorny 868-871
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