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հում

հում

Armenian

Adjective

հում (hum) (superlative ամենահում)

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

Declension


Old Armenian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₃-mo- or *h₃eH-mo-. Cognate with Ancient Greek ὠμός (ōmós), Sanskrit आम (āmá), Persian خام (xām), Old Irish om.

Adjective

հում (hum)

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

Declension

Derived terms

  • աղահում (ałahum)
  • հմագոյն (hmagoyn)
  • հմակեր (hmaker)
  • հմակերութիւն (hmakerutʿiwn)
  • հմանամ (hmanam)
  • հմութիւն (hmutʿiwn)

Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), հում”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), հում”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), հում”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) A Grammatical Sketch of Classical Armenian (pdf), Zagreb, page 8
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 421