English Explanatory Dictionary

vardapet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A highly educated archimandrite in the Armenian Apostolic Church tradition who holds a Doctorate in Theology.

Pronunciation

/ˈvɑːdəpɛt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vardapet.wav /ˈvɑɹdəpɛt/

Word forms

vardapet vardapets vartabad vartabed vartabet vartapet wardapet

Etymology

Borrowed from Armenian վարդապետ (vardapet), from Old Armenian վարդապետ (vardapet, “teacher; vardapet”), from a South-Western Iranian word of the form *vard(a)-pet (literally “master of students; master of work”), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *warj- (“to do; to work; to till the land”) (from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- (“to make”), whence Old Persian vard- (“to work”) in the given name 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎺𐎼𐎮𐎡𐎹 (Artavardiya-)) + Proto-Iranian *pati- (from Proto-Indo-European *pótis (“master; ruler”), whence Old Armenian պետ (pet, “chief, commander”), Parthian *pet).

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