հում

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Armenian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Armenian հում (hum). Doublet of խամ (xam), which was borrowed from Iranian.

Pronunciation

Adjective

հում (hum) (superlative ամենահում)

  1. (of food) raw, uncooked
    հում միսhum misraw meat
  2. (of any material) raw, unprocessed, crude
  3. unboiled (water, milk, etc.)

Declension

Old Armenian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₃mós.

Adjective

հում (hum)

  1. raw, uncooked
  2. (figuratively) cruel, ruthless, inhuman

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: հում (hum)
  • Georgian: უმი (umi), ჰუმი (humi)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “հում”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “հում”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “հում”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) A Grammatical Sketch of Classical Armenian, Zagreb, page 8
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, pages 420-421