Armenian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Armenian կամաց (kamacʻ), dative case of կամք (kamkʻ, will, desire). Thus, the word literally means “according to one’s desire, without compulsion”, from which the sense of “slowly” and others developed.

Pronunciation edit

Adverb edit

կամաց (kamacʻ)

  1. slowly
    կամաց քայլի՛րkamacʻ kʻaylírwalk slowly
    կամաց-կամացkamacʻ-kamacʻslowly but surely, step by step
  2. (of sound) quietly
    կամաց խոսա՛kamacʻ xosáspeak quietly
  3. gently
  4. carefully

Adjective edit

կամաց (kamacʻ) (superlative ամենակամաց)

  1. slow
  2. (of sound) quiet

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Persian: گاماس (gâmâs)

Old Armenian edit

Noun edit

կամաց (kamacʻ)

  1. genitive plural of կամք (kamkʻ)
  2. dative plural of կամք (kamkʻ)
  3. ablative plural of կամք (kamkʻ)