Armenian edit

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Etymology edit

From Old Armenian հիմն (himn).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

հիմք (himkʿ)

  1. base; basis; foundation
  2. grounds, reason
  3. (construction) foundation, base
  4. (chemistry) base
  5. (geometry) base
  6. (linguistics) stem

Usage notes edit

Has the combining form հիմն- (himn-), e.g. in հիմն-ա-խնդիր (himn-a-xndir), as in Old Armenian.

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Descendants edit

  • Azerbaijani: him
  • Turkish: him
  • Kurdish:
    Northern Kurdish: hîm, xîm
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: [script needed] (xim)
  • Zazaki: hîm