Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From զ- (z-, expressive prefix) +‎ մծեալ (mceal).

Adjective

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զմծեալ (zmceal)

  1. impure, sinful

References

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “միծ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press