Armenian

Թամբ (1)

Noun

թամբ • ‎(tʿamb)

1. saddle (of a horse)

   մեկին թամբը դնել՝ քշել‎ ― mekin tʿambə dnel, kʿšel ― to be in the saddle (to be in control of someone)

   թամբը զարկել‎ ― tʿambə zarkel ― to saddle (to put a saddle on)

   թամբից բուսնել‎ ― tʿambicʿ busnel ― to sit tall in the saddle

2. packsaddle
3. saddle (of a bicycle or motorcycle)
4. (figuratively) saddle (low point, in the shape of a saddle, between two peaks of a mountain)
5. (figuratively) calf (of a leg)
6. (figuratively) flank (of an animal)

Declension

Synonyms

• (packsaddle): համետ ‎(hamet)

References

• “թամբ”, in Žamanakakicʿ hayocʿ lezvi bacʿatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, 1969–1980