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թարխան

թարխան

Armenian

Noun

թարխան (tʿarxan)

  1. (historical) a person exempted from taxes
  2. (historical) tarkhan
  3. (historical) a member of nobility, nobleman
  4. (colloquial, figuratively) an idle member of the household, who performs no work

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Old Armenian

Etymology

From Persian ترخان (tarxān, free, exempted from tribute or taxes; a certain tribe of Turks).

Noun

թարխան (tʿarxan)

  1. a person exempted from taxes
  2. tarkhan

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References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), թարխան”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935