դզել

Armenian

Etymology

From դուզ (duz).

Pronunciation

Verb

դզել • (dzel)

  1. (colloquial) to straighten, to correct
    Synonym: ուղղել (ułłel)
  2. (colloquial) to flatten, to smooth
    Synonym: հարթել (hartʿel)
  3. (colloquial) to fix, to put into order
    Synonyms: սարքել (sarkʿel), կարգավորել (kargavorel)
  4. (colloquial, slang) to be pleasing to, to be to one's liking
    Ասածդ (ինձ) չդզեց։ ― Asacd (inj) čʿdzecʿ. ― I didn't like what you said.
    Էս երգը (ինձ) դզում ա։ ― Ēs ergə (inj) dzum a. ― I like this song.
    Synonym: դուր գալ (dur gal)

Inflection

Further reading

  • “դզել”, in Žamanakakicʿ hayocʿ lezvi bacʿatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, 1969–1980
  • Malxaseancʿ, Stepʿan (1944–1945), “դզել”, in Hayerēn bacʿatrakan baṙaran [Armenian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: State Publishing House
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