նաւաստութիւն

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Old Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From *նաւաստ (nawast, navigation) +‎ -ութիւն (-utʻiwn); see նաւաստի (nawasti).

Noun[edit]

նաւաստութիւն (nawastutʻiwn)

  1. profession of a sailor; seamanship
  2. steering of a ship; piloting; navigation

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “նաւաստութիւն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy