Armenian edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian դիեմ (diem).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

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 edit

References edit

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

Old Armenian edit

Verb edit

դիել (diel)

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

Declension edit