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Old Armenian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts.
Noun
ատամն • (atamn)
- tooth
- պարք, շարք ատամանց ― parkʻ, šarkʻ atamancʻ ― set, row of teeth
- յօրինել ատամունս ― yōrinel atamuns ― to indent
- խորտակել, փշրել զատամունս ― xortakel, pʻšrel zatamuns ― to break the teeth, to notch, to break off
- ատամն ածել ― atamn acel ― to bite
- առնուլ ատամանց ― aṙnul atamancʻ ― to set the teeth on edge
- հանել զատամն ― hanel zatamn ― to extract or draw out a tooth
- ցաւ ատամանց ― cʻaw atamancʻ ― toothache
- ցաւէ ատամն իմ ― cʻawē atamn im ― I have the toothache
- փուտ ատամն ― pʻut atamn ― carious tooth
- մաքրել զատամունս ― makʻrel zatamuns ― to brush or clean the teeth
- կրճտել զատամունս ― krčtel zatamuns ― to gnash, to show the teeth
- ակն ընդ ական, ատամն ընդ ատաման ― akn ənd akan, atamn ənd ataman ― eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
Usage notes
The word has two combining forms: ատամն- (atamn-) and ատամ- (atam-).
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References
- ^ Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1940) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun [History of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 38–39
- ^ 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
- 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