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ատամն

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts.[1][2]

Noun

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ատամն (atamn)

  1. tooth
    պարք, շարք ատամանցparkʻ, šarkʻ atamancʻset, row of teeth
    յօրինել ատամունսyōrinel atamunsto indent
    խորտակել, փշրել զատամունսxortakel, pʻšrel zatamunsto break the teeth, to notch, to break off
    ատամն ածելatamn acelto bite
    առնուլ ատամանցaṙnul atamancʻto set the teeth on edge
    հանել զատամնhanel zatamnto extract or draw out a tooth
    ցաւ ատամանցcʻaw atamancʻtoothache
    ցաւէ ատամն իմcʻawē atamn imI have the toothache
    փուտ ատամնpʻut atamncarious tooth
    մաքրել զատամունսmakʻrel zatamunsto brush or clean the teeth
    կրճտել զատամունսkrčtel zatamunsto gnash, to show the teeth
    ակն ընդ ական, ատամն ընդ ատամանakn ənd akan, atamn ənd atamaneye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth

Usage notes

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The word has two combining forms: ատամն- (atamn-) and ատամ- (atam-).

Declension

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Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: ատամ (atam)

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 38–39
  2. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ատամն”, 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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  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ատամն”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ատամն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy