# տարթ
## Armenian
### Etymology

The origin is uncertain.
Perhaps inherited from Proto-Indo-European *dŕ̥-tV-, from *der- (“to split, separate, tear”), whence especially Proto-Germanic *turdą (“manure”), Sanskrit दृति (dṛ́ti, “leather bag”), Ancient Greek δαρτός (dartós, “flayed”).
Compare also Proto-Iranian *dart- ~ *dr̥t- (“dung”), whence for example Wakhi δart (“dung; pressed dung used as fuel; manure”), Sogdian 𐫔𐫡𐫤𐫏𐫝 (δrtyc /⁠δərtič⁠/, “dung, filth”). Compare also synonymous Northern Kurdish т’әр’т (t’errt).

### Pronunciation

* (Eastern Armenian) IPA: /tɑɾtʰ/, [tɑɾtʰ]
* (Western Armenian) IPA: /dɑɾt/, [dɑɾtʰ]

### Noun

տարթ • (tartʻ)
* (dialectal) stiff manure briquettes used for heating
    Synonym: բասմա (basma)
* (dialectal) thick layer of dirt on a body

#### Declension

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian) :
| | singular | plural |
| nominative | տարթ (tartʻ) | տարթեր (tartʻer) |
| dative | տարթի (tartʻi) | տարթերի (tartʻeri) |
| ablative | տարթից (tartʻicʻ) | տարթերից (tartʻericʻ) |
| instrumental | տարթով (tartʻov) | տարթերով (tartʻerov) |
| locative | տարթում (tartʻum) | տարթերում (tartʻerum) |
| | definite forms | definite forms |
| nominative | տարթը/տարթն (tartʻə/tartʻn) | տարթերը/տարթերն (tartʻerə/tartʻern) |
| dative | տարթին (tartʻin) | տարթերին (tartʻerin) |
| | 1st person possessive forms (my) | 1st person possessive forms (my) |
| nominative | տարթս (tartʻs) | տարթերս (tartʻers) |
| dative | տարթիս (tartʻis) | տարթերիս (tartʻeris) |
| ablative | տարթիցս (tartʻicʻs) | տարթերիցս (tartʻericʻs) |
| instrumental | տարթովս (tartʻovs) | տարթերովս (tartʻerovs) |
| locative | տարթումս (tartʻums) | տարթերումս (tartʻerums) |
| | 2nd person possessive forms (your) | 2nd person possessive forms (your) |
| nominative | տարթդ (tartʻd) | տարթերդ (tartʻerd) |
| dative | տարթիդ (tartʻid) | տարթերիդ (tartʻerid) |
| ablative | տարթիցդ (tartʻicʻd) | տարթերիցդ (tartʻericʻd) |
| instrumental | տարթովդ (tartʻovd) | տարթերովդ (tartʻerovd) |
| locative | տարթումդ (tartʻumd) | տարթերումդ (tartʻerumd) |

#### Coordinate terms

* աթար (atʻar)
* թրիք (tʻrikʻ)

#### Derived terms

* տարթակալել (tartʻakalel)

### References

* ↑ J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1972) Hay barbaṙagitutʻyan neracutʻyun [Introduction into Armenian Dialectology]‎ (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 285
* ↑ Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “*tart‘”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 607
* ↑ Rastorgujeva, V. S., Edelʹman, D. I. (2003) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume II, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, pages 356–357
* ↑ Steblin-Kamenskij, I.M. (1999) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ vaxanskovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Wakhi Language] (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Peterburgskoje Vostokovedenije, →ISBN, page 162
* ↑ Asatrian, Garnik (2011) A Comparative Vocabulary of Central Iranian Dialects‎ (in Persian), Tehran: Safir Ardehal Publications, page 133
* ↑ Siabandov, S., Čʻačʻan, A. (1957) “տարթ”, in Hay-kʻrderen baṙaran [Armenian–Kurdish Dictionary], Yerevan: State Press of Armenia (HayPetHrat), page 325

### Further reading

* Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1913) “տարթ”, in Hayerēn gawaṙakan baṙaran [Armenian Provincial Dictionary] (Ēminean azgagrakan žoġovacu; 9) (in Armenian), Tiflis: Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages, page 1018a
* Amatuni, Sahak (1912) “տարթ”, in Hayocʻ baṙ u ban [Armenian Words and Idioms] (in Armenian), Vagharshapat: Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, pages 619–620
* Malxaseancʻ, Stepʻan (1945) “տարթ”, in Hayerēn bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Armenian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume IV, Yerevan: State Publishing House, pages 386–387
* Sargsyan, Artem et al., editors (2010), “տարթ”, in Hayocʻ lezvi barbaṙayin baṙaran [Dialectal Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume VI, Yerevan: Hayastan, page 144b