արբ-

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *sr̥bʰ-, zero-grade aorist of *srebʰ- (to sip, gulp, suck (in)).[1][2][3]

Root

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արբ- (arb-)

  1. to drink
  2. to get drunk

Usage notes

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This root serves as the aorist stem of the suppletive verb ըմպեմ (əmpem).

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1940) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 38–39
  2. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “արբ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  3. ^ Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “*arb-”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 129