Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Uncertain, but perhaps from Old Armenian *դեղ- (*deł-, yellow). Compare դեղին (dełin).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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դղեզ (dġez)

  1. (dialectal) bee
  2. (dialectal) bumble-bee

Declension

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References

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  • Sargsyan, Artem et al., editors (2001–2012), “դղեզ”, in Hayocʻ lezvi barbaṙayin baṙaran [Dialectal Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 238