Armenian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Armenian հում (hum). Doublet of խամ (xam), which was borrowed from Iranian.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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հում (hum) (superlative ամենահում)

  1. (of food) raw, uncooked
    հում միսhum misraw meat
  2. (of any material) raw, unprocessed, crude
  3. unboiled (water, milk, etc.)

Declension

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₃mós.

Adjective

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հում (hum)

  1. raw, uncooked
  2. (figuratively) cruel, ruthless, inhuman

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: հում (hum)
  • Georgian: უმი (umi), ჰუმი (humi)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “հում”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “հում”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “հում”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) A Grammatical Sketch of Classical Armenian[1], Zagreb, page 8
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, pages 420-421