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Old Armenian
Etymology
An Iranian borrowing. Compare Parthian 𐫅𐫏𐫖 (dym /dēm/), Middle Persian 𐫅𐫏𐫖 (dym /dēm/), Persian دیم (dim), Baluchi دیم (dem), Gurani دیم (dīm, “face”), Central Kurdish دیو (dîw, “side, face, surface”), Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬨𐬀𐬥 (daēman, “eye, look, sight”).
Noun
դէմ • (dēm)
- face; front, face (of an object); person; appearance; sight; manner, fashion, form; regard, consideration
- դեղնեալ/այլագունեալ դէմք ― dełneal/aylaguneal dēmkʻ ― pale countenance
- առոյգ դէմք ― aṙoyg dēmkʻ ― florid countenance
- տխուր դէմք ― txur dēmkʻ ― sad countenance
- զուարթ դէմք ― zuartʻ dēmkʻ ― serene countenance
- խոժոռ դէմք ― xožoṙ dēmkʻ ― severe countenance
- խորշոմ դէմք ― xoršom dēmkʻ ― wrinkled countenance
- մեռելատիպ դէմք ― meṙelatip dēmkʻ ― livid countenance
- այլանդակեալ դէմք ― aylandakeal dēmkʻ ― disfigured countenance
- դեղնեալ դէմք ― dełneal dēmkʻ ― pale countenance
- դեղնեալ դէմք ― dełneal dēmkʻ ― pale countenance
- դէմ դնել ― dēm dnel ― to propose, to purpose, to design
- զդէմ ունել ― zdēm unel ― to oppose, to resist, to face, to endure, to thwart, to cross
- ի դիմի/զդիմի հարկանիլ ― i dimi/zdimi harkanil ― to encounter, to assail, to attack; to strike, to oppose
- դէմ ընդդէմ ― dēm ənddēm ― opposite; directly, diametrically
- դէմ յանդիման ― dēm yandiman ― before, opposite, in presence; publicly, openly, in face
- դէմ ի դէմ, դէմ առ դէմ ― dēm i dēm, dēm aṙ dēm ― face to face, man to man
- ի դիմի ― i dimi ― before, opposite to
- դէմք բայից ― dēmkʻ bayicʻ ― the persons of verbs
- դէմք դերանուանց ― dēmkʻ deranuancʻ ― the persons of pronouns
- ի դիմաց ― i dimacʻ ― in front, before
- ասա՛ նմա ի դիմաց իմոց ― asá nma i dimacʻ imocʻ ― tell him from me
- ի դէմս ածել ― i dēms acel ― to represent, to remonstrate; to reproach, to object
- դիմիւ ելանել ― dimiw elanel ― to run up to one
- յամենայն դէմս ― yamenayn dēms ― thoroughly
Usage notes
Usually used in the plural.
Declension
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Descendants
References
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “դէմ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “դէմ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “դէմ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press