դէմ

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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An Iranian borrowing. Compare Parthian 𐫅𐫏𐫖 (dym /⁠dēm⁠/), Middle Persian 𐫅𐫏𐫖 (dym /⁠dēm⁠/), Persian دیم (dim), Baluchi دیم (dem), Gurani دیم (dīm, face), Central Kurdish دیو (dîw, side, face, surface), Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬨𐬀𐬥 (daēman, eye, look, sight).

Noun

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դէմ (dēm)

  1. face; front, face (of an object); person; appearance; sight; manner, fashion, form; regard, consideration
    դեղնեալ/այլագունեալ դէմքdełneal/aylaguneal dēmkʻpale countenance
    առոյգ դէմքaṙoyg dēmkʻflorid countenance
    տխուր դէմքtxur dēmkʻsad countenance
    զուարթ դէմքzuartʻ dēmkʻserene countenance
    խոժոռ դէմքxožoṙ dēmkʻsevere countenance
    խորշոմ դէմքxoršom dēmkʻwrinkled countenance
    մեռելատիպ դէմքmeṙelatip dēmkʻlivid countenance
    այլանդակեալ դէմքaylandakeal dēmkʻdisfigured countenance
    դեղնեալ դէմքdełneal dēmkʻpale countenance
    դեղնեալ դէմքdełneal dēmkʻpale countenance
    դէմ դնելdēm dnelto propose, to purpose, to design
    զդէմ ունելzdēm unelto oppose, to resist, to face, to endure, to thwart, to cross
    ի դիմի/զդիմի հարկանիլi dimi/zdimi harkanilto encounter, to assail, to attack; to strike, to oppose
    դէմ ընդդէմdēm ənddēmopposite; directly, diametrically
    դէմ յանդիմանdēm yandimanbefore, opposite, in presence; publicly, openly, in face
    դէմ ի դէմ, դէմ առ դէմdēm i dēm, dēm aṙ dēmface to face, man to man
    ի դիմիi dimibefore, opposite to
    դէմք բայիցdēmkʻ bayicʻthe persons of verbs
    դէմք դերանուանցdēmkʻ deranuancʻthe persons of pronouns
    ի դիմացi dimacʻin front, before
    ասա՛ նմա ի դիմաց իմոցasá nma i dimacʻ imocʻtell him from me
    ի դէմս ածելi dēms acelto represent, to remonstrate; to reproach, to object
    դիմիւ ելանելdimiw elanelto run up to one
    յամենայն դէմսyamenayn dēmsthoroughly

Usage notes

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Usually used in the plural.

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: դեմ (dem), դեմք (demkʻ), դիմաց (dimacʻ)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “դէմ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “դէմ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “դէմ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press