դրժեմ

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Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier *դրուժեմ (*družem), the full form -դրուժ (-druž) seen in the derivatives, borrowed from an Iranian descendant of Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰruǰʰyáti (to deceive).

Verb

դրժեմ (držem)

  1. (transitive) to betray, to violate an oath

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: դրժել (držel) (learned)

Further reading

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “դրուժ”, 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 695–696
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “դրժեմ”, 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) “դժրեմ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “դրժեմ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy