Old Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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An Iranian borrowing. Compare Manichaean Middle Persian hmwc- (hammōz-, to teach).

Verb

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համոզեմ (hamozem)  (aorist indicative համոզեցի)

  1. (transitive) to persuade, to induce, to gain or bring over
  2. (transitive) to impel, to urge
  3. (transitive) to calm, to appease, to reconcile

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: համոզել (hamozel)

References

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “համոզ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “համոզեմ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “համոզ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “համոզեմ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy