համ-

See also: համ

Armenian

Alternative forms

• համա- (hama-)
• հոմա- (homa-)

Etymology

From Old Armenian համ- (ham-).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /hɑm/, [hɑm]
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /hɑm/, [hɑm]

Prefix

համ- • (ham-)

1. same, homo-
2. con-, co-
3. whole, pan-

Derived terms

Armenian terms prefixed with համ-

Armenian terms prefixed with համա-

Armenian terms prefixed with հոմա-

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

• համա- (hama-), ամ- (am-), հան- (han-), ան- (an-), հոմ- (hom-), հոմա- (homa-)

Etymology

Borrowed from various Iranian descendants of Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“same”): compare Old Persian 𐏃𐎶 (h-m /⁠ham-⁠/), Persian همـ (ham-)․ In some cases contaminated with native prefixes inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- and *sm̥-. The same prefix is found in many terms wholly-borrowed from Iranian, e.g. համակ (hamak), համագունակ (hamagunak), հանգոյն (hangoyn), համակդեն (hamakden), հանդէս (handēs), համհարզ (hamharz). The form հոմ- (hom-) was adapted post-classically by the Hellenizing School based on Ancient Greek ὁμο- (homo-).

Prefix

համ- • (ham-)

1. same, homo-

   ‎համ- (ham-) + ‎բուն (bun, “nature”) → ‎համաբնեայ (hamabneay, “of the same nature”)

2. whole, pan-

   ‎համ- (ham-) + ‎գունդ (gund, “group”) → ‎համագունդ (hamagund, “in a united company, with all the company”)

3. an intensifying prefix

   ‎համ- (ham-) + ‎լսեմ (lsem, “to listen”) → ‎համալսեմ (hamalsem, “to listen intently”)

   համարձակ ― hamarjak ― bold, free

4. a pleonastic prefix

   համբառնամ ― hambaṙnam ― to elevate

   համբերեմ ― hamberem ― to have patience

Usage notes

Often used post-classically to calque Ancient Greek words with ὁμός (homós).

Derived terms

Old Armenian terms prefixed with համ-

Old Armenian terms prefixed with համա-

Old Armenian terms prefixed with հան-

Category Old Armenian terms prefixed with հոմ- not found

Category Old Armenian terms prefixed with հոմա- not found

Related terms

• համագունակ (hamagunak)
• համակ (hamak)
• համակդեն (hamakden)
• համբաւ (hambaw)
• համբոյր (hamboyr)
• համհարզ (hamharz)
• հանապազ (hanapaz)
• հանգոյն (hangoyn)
• հանդարտ (handart)
• հանդերձ (handerj)
• հանդէս (handēs)

 

Descendants

• Armenian: համ- (ham-)

Further reading

• Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1837) “համ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 11c