Old Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *am- (to fill); cognate with Sanskrit अमत (ámatra, a large drinking vessel), Ancient Greek ἀμίς (amís, chamber-pot), ἄμη (ámē, water-bucket).[1][2]

Verb

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ամամ (amam)

  1. (transitive) to fill; to put in a vessel or bag, to bag
  2. (transitive) to pour out, to empty, to discharge
    ամալ ծարիր յաչսamal carir yačʻsto colour the eyes with prepared antimony
  3. (transitive) to cast forth or emit
  4. (mediopassive, intransitive) to be emptied

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1940) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun [History of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 36–37
  2. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ամալ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press

Further reading

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ամամ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ամամ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy