Armenian

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Old Armenian դիեմ (diem).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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դիել (diel) (dated)

  1. (intransitive) to suck, to drink mother’s milk
  2. (transitive) to suckle, to nourish with milk, to give suck
  3. (figuratively) to nourish, to sustain

Inflection

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References

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  • Aġayan, Ēduard (1976) “դիել”, in Ardi hayereni bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan

Old Armenian

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Verb

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դիել (diel)

  1. infinitive of դիեմ (diem)
  2. infinitive of դիիմ (diim)

Declension

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