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անդամ

անդամ

Armenian

Alternative forms

  • անդեմնը (andemnə) (dialectal)

Noun

անդամ (andam)

  1. member, limb (of the body)
  2. (mathematics) term
    հավասարման անդամhavasarman andam ― member / term of an equation
  3. member; fellow
    կուսակցության անդամkusakcʿutʿyan andam ― party member
    պատվավոր անդամpatvavor andam ― honorary member

Declension


Middle Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Armenian անդամ (andam).

Noun

անդամ (andam)

  1. limb, member (of the body)
  2. (anatomy) thighbone, femur

Descendants

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), անդամ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
  • Łazaryan, Ṙ. S.; Avetisyan, H. M. (2009), անդամ”, in Miǰin hayereni baṙaran [Dictionary of Middle Armenian] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 48b

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Middle Iranian *andām. See Persian اندام (andām) for more.

Noun

անդամ (andam)

  1. limb, member (of the body)
    անդամ անդամ յօշելandam andam yōšel ― to dissect, to dismember, to anatomize, to carve
    ամօթոյ անդամ, անդամ ծածուկamōtʿoy andam, andam cacuk ― membrum virile
  2. (in the plural) the whole body

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), անդամ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), անդամ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), անդամ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935