Armenian

Noun

աղտ • ‎(ałt)

1. dirt, filth, uncleanliness

Declension

Old Armenian

Etymology 1

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *Hl̥-d- and cognate with Old Norse úldna ‎(“to decay, rot”), Old High German oltar and Latin alga.

Another possibility is derivation from Proto-Indo-European *sal- ‎(“dirty, grey”) with cognates in Old Irish sal ‎(“dirt, filth”), Old High German salo ‎(“dirty”). See also աղօտ ‎(ałōt).

There is an alternative form աղծ- ‎(ałc-) found in compounds.

Noun

աղտ • ‎(ałt)

1. dirt, filth, uncleanliness (also of soul)
2. afterbirth

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

• Armenian: աղտ ‎(ałt)

References

• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “աղտ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “աղտ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “աղտ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
• Martirosyan, Hrach (2010), “aɫt”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 39f

Etymology 2

The basic meaning is “salt deposits, salt mines, salty place”, inherited from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂ld-, enlarged from *seh₂l- ‎(“salt”). The closest cognate is Proto-Germanic *saltą.

There is an alternative form աղծ- ‎(ałc-) found in աղծեալ ‎(ałceal).

Noun

աղտ • ‎(ałt)

1. salt

   ծով աղտից‎ ― cov ałticʿ ― salt-marsh

2. salt-mine

Declension

Usage notes

Attested only in the plural.

Derived terms

Descendants

• Georgian: ალდატი ‎(aldaṭi)

References

• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “աղտ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “աղտ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “աղտ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
• Martirosyan, Hrach (2010), “aɫt”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 40f