Old Armenian

Alternative forms

• ծանաւթ ‎(canawtʿ)

Noun

ծանօթ • ‎(canōtʿ)

1. known person, acquaintance, relative

   ծանօթք մեր‎ ― canōtʿkʿ mer ― our acquaintances, friends, the people of our acquaintance

2. indication, token, sign
3. disciple, scholar
4. connoisseur, good judge of

Declension

Adjective

ծանօթ • ‎(canōtʿ)

1. knowing, known, manifest; recognizable

   ծանօթս տալ‎ ― canōtʿs tal ― to make known, manifest, to disclose, to reveal; to make acquaintance with

   ծանօթս տալ զանձնէ‎ ― canōtʿs tal zanjnē ― to make oneself known, to manifest or reveal oneself

   ի ծանօթս գալ‎ ― i canōtʿs gal ― to be known, manifest or revealed

   ծանօթ լինել‎ ― canōtʿ linel ― to know, to be acquainted with

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

• Armenian: ծանոթ ‎(canotʿ)

References

• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “ծանօթ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “ծանօթ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy