Armenian

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Etymology

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From դուզ (duz).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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դզել (dzel)

  1. (colloquial) to straighten, to correct
    Synonym: ուղղել (uġġel)
  2. (colloquial) to flatten, to smooth
    Synonym: հարթել (hartʻel)
  3. (colloquial) to fix, to put into order
    Synonyms: սարքել (sarkʻel), կարգավորել (kargavorel)
  4. (colloquial, slang) to be pleasing to, to be to one's liking
    Synonym: դուր գալ (dur gal)
    Ասածդ (ինձ) չդզեց։Asacd (inj) čʻdzecʻ.I didn't like what you said.
    Էս երգը (ինձ) դզում ա։Ēs ergə (inj) dzum a.I like this song.

Inflection

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Further reading

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  • դզել”, in Žamanakakicʻ hayocʻ lezvi bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, 1969–1980
  • Malxaseancʻ, Stepʻan (1944–1945) “դզել”, in Hayerēn bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Armenian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: State Publishing House