Armenian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Armenian գոմ (gom).

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գոմ (gom)

  1. cattleshed, cowhouse, barn (usually for cattle)

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In Armenian գոմ (gom) is usually used for cattle, փարախ (pʻarax) for sheep and ախոռ (axoṙ) for horses.

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  • Azerbaijani: kom
  • Northern Kurdish: gom, gov
  • Turkish: köm, kom

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Etymology 1 edit

Uncertain. Related to Georgian გომი (gomi), Persian گمارا (gomârâ).

Noun edit

գոմ (gom)

  1. fold or stall for sheep or cattle
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Etymology 2 edit

From the same source as գոյ (goy).

Verb edit

գոմ (gom)

  1. to be, to exist, to subsist
    գուցէ, գուցէ երբէք, գուցէ թէgucʻē, gucʻē erbēkʻ, gucʻē tʻēperhaps, maybe; for fear of, lest
    մի՛ գուցէmí gucʻēlest, for fear that; that it may not
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