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From Old Armenian տարմ (tarm).

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տարմ (tarm)

  1. flock (of birds)
  2. group (of other animals)
  3. Synonym of տարմահավ (tarmahav)

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  • տարմ”, in Žamanakakicʻ hayocʻ lezvi bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, 1980, page 466b

Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

Related to տորմ (torm).

Ačaṙyan rejects all proposals and leaves the origin open.

J̌ahukyan derives տարմ (tarm) and տորմ (torm) from Proto-Indo-European *dr̥ga-(s)mo- and *dorgʰ-(s)mo- respectively, from the root *dergʰ- (to grasp; to take hold of). See Pokorny for this root. Among the cognates J̌ahukyan compares especially Middle Irish dremm, Irish dream (tribe, people; bundle, handful, manipulus) (from *dr̥g-smo-), Breton dramm (sheaf), Ancient Greek δράγμα (drágma, handful; sheath).

Noun edit

տարմ (tarm)

  1. group of birds or other animals
    տարմ թռչնոցtarm tʻṙčʻnocʻflock, flight of birds
    տարմ տարմtarm tarmin flocks, in troops, in great numbers
  2. Clipping of տարմահաւ (tarmahaw).

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  • Armenian: տարմ (tarm)

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