համ-

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Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian համ- (ham-).

Pronunciation

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Prefix

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համ- (ham-)

  1. same, homo-
  2. con-, co-
  3. whole, pan-

Derived terms

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Old Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from various Iranian descendants of Proto-Indo-European *sem- (same): compare Old Persian 𐏃𐎶 (h-m /⁠ham-⁠/), Persian همـ (ham-)[1] In some cases contaminated with native prefixes inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- and *sm̥-.[2] The same prefix is found in many terms wholly-borrowed from Iranian, e.g. համակ (hamak), համագունակ (hamagunak), հանգոյն (hangoyn), համակդեն (hamakden), հանդէս (handēs), համհարզ (hamharz).[1] The form հոմ- (hom-) was adapted post-classically by the Hellenizing School based on Ancient Greek ὁμο- (homo-).[1]

Prefix

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համ- (ham-)

  1. same, homo-
    համ- (ham-) + ‎բուն (bun, nature) → ‎համաբնեայ (hamabneay, of the same nature)
  2. whole, pan-
    համ- (ham-) + ‎գունդ (gund, group) → ‎համագունդ (hamagund, in a united company, with all the company)
  3. an intensifying prefix
    համ- (ham-) + ‎լսեմ (lsem, to listen) → ‎համալսեմ (hamalsem, to listen intently)
    համարձակhamarjakbold, free
  4. a pleonastic prefix
    համբառնամhambaṙnamto elevate
    համբերեմhamberemto have patience

Usage notes

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Often used post-classically to calque Ancient Greek words with ὁμός (homós).[1]

Derived terms

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Category Old Armenian terms prefixed with հոմ- not found
Category Old Armenian terms prefixed with հոմա- not found
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Descendants

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  • Armenian: համ- (ham-)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “համ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, pages 17–19
  2. ^ J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1987) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun; naxagrayin žamanakašrǰan [History of the Armenian language: The Pre-Literary Period]‎[1] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, pages 245, 566

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