Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian կումբ (kumb); see it for more.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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կումբ (kumb)

  1. emboss (of a shield)

Declension

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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Probably from Proto-Indo-European *gumbʰ- and cognate with German Kumme (bowl), Persian گنبد (gonbad), Lithuanian gum̃bas (tuber), Old Church Slavonic гѫба (gǫba).

Noun

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կումբ (kumb)

  1. emboss (of a shield)

Usage notes

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The word is unattested outside its compounds.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: կումբ (kumb)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “կումբ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “կումբ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “կումբ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 381