սեղմել

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Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Verb

սեղմել (seġmel)

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

Inflection

Derived terms

Further reading

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