սեղմել

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Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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սեղմել (seġmel)

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

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (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