Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From զուտ (zut).

Verb

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զտեմ (ztem)  (aorist indicative զտեցի)

  1. to cleanse, to purify
    զտել եւ ջինջ ունել զզէնztel ew ǰinǰ unel zzēnto cleanse and keep clean the weapon
  2. to test by fire, to purify by melting (said of metals, etc.)

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: զտել (ztel)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “զտեմ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy