Old Armenian

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կամն

Alternative forms

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  • կամ (kam)probably a misspelling

Etymology

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The origin is uncertain. Compare կալ (kal, threshing floor).

Noun

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կամն (kamn)

  1. threshing sledge, threshing board (thresher device, composed of a board with pebbles attached to it, which was dragged by bulls in the threshing floor)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: կամ (kam)
    • Northern Kurdish: kam

References

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “կամն”, 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 502ab
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “կամն”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “կամն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy