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Etymology edit

From Old Armenian ծոմ (com).

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ծոմ (com)

  1. fast, fasting
    Synonym: պահք (pahkʻ)

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  • Udi: цӏум (c̣um)

Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Classical Syriac ܨܘܡ (ṣōm), absolute state of ܨܘܡܐ (ṣawmā).

Noun edit

ծոմ (com)

  1. fast, fasting (eating once a day)
    Synonym: պահք (pahkʻ)
    ծոմ կարդալcom kardalto ordain a fast
    ծոմ ունելcom unelto fast, to abstain from food
    լուծանել զծոմնlucanel zcomnto break one's fast

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References edit

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ծոմ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ծոմ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “ծոմ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 467a