կողմ

Armenian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Armenian կողմն (kołmn). The passive construction is a calque of Russian со стороны́ (so storoný).

Pronunciation

Noun

կողմ (kołm)

  1. side; direction
  2. region, land, place
  3. (law) party
  4. (geometry) side
  5. (in the ablative case) in passive constructions, indicates the person or thing that does or causes something
    Որոշումը կայացվել է վարչապետի կողմից։
    Orošumə kayacʿvel ē varčʿapeti kołmicʿ.
    The decision was made by the prime minister.

Usage notes

Passive constructions using կողմից are often used where they are not needed, particularly in legal and official language.

Declension

Adverb

կողմ (kołm)

  1. (often in the plural) around, at about
    ժամը ութի կողմերըžamə utʿi kołmerəaround eight o'clock
    Երեկոյան կողմը կգամ քեզ մոտ։Erekoyan kołmə kgam kʿez mot.I will come to you sometime in the evening.
  2. for or in favor of something or somebody
    կողմ քվեարկելkołm kʿvearkelto vote in favor of
    կողմ արտահայտվելkołm artahaytvelto express one's support for
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