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Armenian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Armenian գոմ (gom).
Pronunciation
Noun
գոմ • (gom)
- cattleshed, cowhouse, barn (usually for cattle)
Usage notes
In Armenian գոմ (gom) is usually used for cattle, փարախ (pʻarax) for sheep and ախոռ (axoṙ) for horses.
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
Old Armenian
Etymology 1
Uncertain. Related to Georgian გომი (gomi), Persian گمارا (gomârâ).
Noun
գոմ • (gom)
- fold or stall for sheep or cattle
Declension
o-type
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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գոմ (gom)
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գոմք (gomkʻ)
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| genitive
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գոմոյ (gomoy)
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գոմոց (gomocʻ)
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| dative
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գոմոյ (gomoy)
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գոմոց (gomocʻ)
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| accusative
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գոմ (gom)
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գոմս (goms)
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| ablative
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գոմոյ (gomoy)
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գոմոց (gomocʻ)
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| instrumental
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գոմով (gomov)
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գոմովք (gomovkʻ)
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| locative
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գոմ (gom)
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գոմս (goms)
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Derived terms
Descendants
References
More information
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “գոմ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 574–575, follows Lidén
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “գոմ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 224
- Lidén, Evald (1906) Armenische Studien (in German), Göteborg: Wald. Zachrissons, pages 14–16, derives from Proto-Indo-European *gʰom-, supposedly surviving also in Danish gamme (“sheepfold, shed”), dialectal Northern Sami gamme (“crib, manger”), Norwegian gamme (“turf hut”), Old Norse gammi (“hut of a Finn”), Alemannic German Gämmeli
- Čuxua, Merab (2000–2003) Kartvelur ena-ḳilota šedarebiti leksiḳoni [The Kartvelian Comparative Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Universali, page 86
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “գոմ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
Etymology 2
From the same source as գոյ (goy).
Verb
գոմ • (gom)
- to be, to exist, to subsist
- գուցէ, գուցէ երբէք, գուցէ թէ ― gucʻē, gucʻē erbēkʻ, gucʻē tʻē ― perhaps, maybe; for fear of, lest
- մի՛ գուցէ ― mí gucʻē ― lest, for fear that; that it may not
Usage notes
- Only the inflected forms գոյ (goy), գոն (gon), գոյր (goyr), գուցէ (gucʻē) are from the classical period.
- The verb is defective.
- This is the only o-stem verb in Old Armenian.
Conjugation
active
| infinitive
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գոլ (gol)
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participle
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—
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| causative
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—
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aorist stem
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-
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| person
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singular
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plural
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| 1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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| indicative
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ես
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դու
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նա
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մեք
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դուք
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նոքա
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| present
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գոմ (gom)
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գոս (gos)
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գոյ (goy)
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գոմք (gomkʻ)
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գոյք (goykʻ)
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գոն (gon)
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| imperfect
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—
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—
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գոյր (goyr)
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—
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—
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գոյին (goyin)
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| aorist
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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| subjunctive
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ես
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դու
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նա
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մեք
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դուք
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նոքա
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| present
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—
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—
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գուցէ (gucʻē)
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—
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—
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գուցեն (gucʻen)
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| aorist
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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| imperatives
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—
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(դու)
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—
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—
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(դուք)
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—
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| imperative
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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| cohortative
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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| prohibitive
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
References
More information
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “գոյ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “գոմ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “գուցէ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “գոմ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “գուցէ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy