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արբ-

արբ-

See also: արբ

Old Armenian

Root

արբ- (arb-)

  1. to drink
  2. to get drunk

Usage notes

This root serves as the aorist stem of the suppletive verb ըմպեմ (əmpem).

Derived terms

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), արբ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010), “*arb-”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 129