Old Armenian

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Etymology

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Of onomatopoeic origin.

Verb

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շաչեմ (šačʻem)  (aorist indicative շաչեցի)

  1. to make a noise, to rumble, to clash
    շաչել սողնոցšačʻel sołnocʻto hiss; to whistle; to whiz
    շաչել մեղուաց, ճանճիցšačʻel mełuacʻ, čančicʻto buzz, to hum
  2. to clack, to crack, to crackle
  3. to boil violently, to burst, to blow up
  4. to shiver, to crepitate
  5. to rustle, to murmur
  6. to thunder, to detonate

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: շաչել (šačʻel)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “շաչեմ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “շաչել”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy