Armenian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle Armenian դեղ (deġ), from Old Armenian դեղ (deł).

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Noun

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դեղ (deġ)

  1. drug, medicine, medicament
  2. (dialectal) poison

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Middle Armenian

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Inherited from Old Armenian դեղ (deł).

Noun

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դեղ (deġ)

  1. medicine

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  • Armenian: դեղ (deġ)

Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *dʰél(H)- (to come out, sprout, grow; to become green; shoot, vegetation, herb); related to դալար (dalar) (see there for more), դեղձ (dełj), դեղբ (dełb), դեղին (dełin) and possibly դղեզ (dġez). The basic meaning was “herb”. The sense of “medicine” developed from the use of herbs as medicine. See also Old Georgian მდელოჲ (mdeloy, grass).

Noun

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դեղ (deł)

  1. herb
    դեղ դալարdeł dalargrass, herbage, green; verdure
  2. medicine
    ամենաբոյժ դեղamenaboyž dełpanacea
    դեղ առնուլdeł aṙnulto take a remedy
    դեղ մատուցանելdeł matucʻanelto physic, to dress
    անոյշ դեղanoyš dełsweet medicine
    դառն դեղdaṙn dełbitter medicine
    սաստիկ դեղsastik dełviolent medicine
    զորաւոր դեղzorawor dełpowerful medicine
    ազդու դեղazdu dełefficacious medicine
  3. poison
    դեղ առնուլdeł aṙnulto take poison
  4. amulet, talisman
  5. perfume
  6. dye
  7. antimony (for painting the eyes)
  8. ink
  9. kindling (material)

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References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “դեղ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “դեղ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “դեղ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 237
  • Thorsø, Rasmus (2023) Prehistoric loanwords in Armenian: Hurro-Urartian, Kartvelian, and the unclassified substrate[1], PhD dissertation, Leiden University, page 70