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Etymology edit

The root is կէզ- (kēz-), and its origin is uncertain.

Verb edit

կիզում (kizum)  (aorist indicative կիզի)

  1. (transitive) to burn, to set on fire, to set fire to, to fire
    կիզուլ արեգականkizul aregakanto tan, to brown, to make swarthy
  2. (mediopassive, intransitive) to burn, to be on fire

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Descendants edit

  • Armenian: կիզել (kizel)

References edit

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “կիզում”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “կիզում”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “կէզ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press