Armenian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Armenian պահեմ (pahem). By surface analysis, պահ (pah) +‎ -ել (-el).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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պահել (pahel)

  1. to keep
  2. to hold
    Synonym: բռնել (bṙnel)
  3. to hide, to conceal
  4. to keep back, to restrain
  5. to maintain, to support
  6. to delay, to detain
  7. to guard
  8. to breed, to rear
  9. to save up

Inflection

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Derived terms

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