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դեղ

դեղ

Armenian

Noun

դեղ (deł)

  1. drug, medicine, medicament

Declension


Old Armenian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰél(H)-; related to դալար (dalar), դեղձ (dełj), դեղբ (dełb), դեղին (dełin) and possibly դղեզ (dłez). The basic meaning was “herb”. The sense of “medicine” developed from the use of herbs as medicine.

Noun

դեղ (deł)

  1. herb
    դեղ դալարdeł dalar ― grass, herbage, green; verdure
  2. medicine
    ամենաբոյժ դեղamenaboyž deł ― panacea
    դեղ առնուլdeł aṙnul ― to take a remedy
    դեղ մատուցանելdeł matucʿanel ― to physic, to dress
    անոյշ դեղanoyš deł ― sweet medicine
    դառն դեղdaṙn deł ― bitter medicine
    սաստիկ դեղsastik deł ― violent medicine
    զորաւոր դեղzorawor deł ― powerful medicine
    ազդու դեղazdu deł ― efficacious medicine
  3. poison
    դեղ առնուլdeł aṙnul ― to take poison
  4. amulet, talisman
  5. perfume
  6. dye
  7. antimony (for painting the eyes)
  8. ink
  9. kindling (material)

Declension

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References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), դեղ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), դեղ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), դեղ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 237