ձմեթ

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Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Armenian *jim-, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰi-m-ós, the genitive of *ǵʰéyōm, whence ձիւն (jiwn). The component *-եթ (*-etʻ) is of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ձմեթ (jmetʻ)

  1. (dialectal) snow blindness

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References

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  • Sargsyan, Artem et al., editors (2001–2012), “ձմեթ”, in Hayocʻ lezvi barbaṙayin baṙaran [Dialectal Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 436