սեղմել

Armenian

Alternative forms

  • սղմել (słmel), սխմել (sxmel)

Etymology

From Old Armenian սեղմեմ (sełmem), from սեղմ (sełm). The forms with /ə/ and /χ/ influenced by Ottoman Turkish صیقمق (sıkmak, to squeeze).

Pronunciation

  • (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [sɛʁˈmɛl]
    • (Eastern Armenian, colloquial) IPA(key): [sɛχˈmɛl]
  • (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [sɛʁˈmɛl]
    • (Western Armenian, colloquial) IPA(key): [sɛχˈmɛl]
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Verb

սեղմել (sełmel)

  1. to squeeze
    ձեռք հեղմելjeṙkʿ hełmelto shake hands
  2. (figuratively) to put under pressure
  3. to compress, to condense

Inflection

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), սեղմ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
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