Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
ամ. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
ամ, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
ամ in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
ամ you have here. The definition of the word
ամ will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
ամ, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Armenian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Old Armenian ամ (am)
Pronunciation
Noun
ամ • (am)
- (archaic, literary) year
- Synonym: տարի (tari)
Declension
Derived terms
Old Armenian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *s(e)meh₂-. The initial ա- (a-) is from the oblique stem *sm̥-h₂-ó-. Related to ամառն (amaṙn).
Noun
ամ • (am)
- year
- ամի ամի, ամ յամէ, ամ ըստ ամէ ― ami ami, am yamē, am əst amē ― yearly, annually, a year, every year
- յամէ եւս ― yamē ews ― the following year, the year after
- յառաջիկայ ամի ― yaṙaǰikay ami ― next year
- յանցելում ամի ― yancʻelum ami ― last year
- զայս ամ, յայսմ ամի ― zays am, yaysm ami ― this year
- զամն ողջոյն ― zamn ołǰoyn ― all the year
- ի վերջ կոյս ամին ― i verǰ koys amin ― towards the end of the year
- age
Declension
i-a-type
|
|
singular
|
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
ամ (am)
|
ամք (amkʻ)
|
| genitive
|
ամի (ami)
|
ամաց (amacʻ)
|
| dative
|
ամի (ami)
|
ամաց (amacʻ)
|
| accusative
|
ամ (am)
|
ամս (ams)
|
| ablative
|
ամէ (amē)
|
ամաց (amacʻ)
|
| instrumental
|
ամաւ (amaw)
|
ամաւք = ամօք (amawkʻ = amōkʻ)
|
| locative
|
ամի (ami)
|
ամս (ams)
|
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Armenian: ամ (am) (learned)
References
- ^ Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1940) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun [History of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 36–37
- ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ամ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- ^ Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “am”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page amlik of 45, 47
- ^ Kölligan, Daniel (2020) “Etyma Armeniaca”, in Claire Le Feuvre & Daniel Petit, editors, Ὀνομάτων ἵστωρ, Mélanges offerts à Charles de Lamberterie (Collection linguistique de la Société de linguistique de Paris; 106), Leuven, Paris: Peeters, page 75
Further reading
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ամ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ամ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy