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զբաղեմ

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Old Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From զ- (z-) +‎ բաղ- (bał-).

Verb

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զբաղեմ (zbałem)

  1. (transitive) to occupy, to amuse; to distract, to busy
  2. (mediopassive, intransitive) to be occupied or busy, employed in doing something; to be distracted or agitated
  3. (mediopassive, intransitive) to intrigue, to be embarrassed, to meddle

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: զբաղվել (zbaġvel)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “զբաղեմ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “զբաղեմ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “զբաղ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press