Old Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From սերիմ (serim) +‎ -մն (-mn), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- (to grow, increase).

Noun

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սերմն (sermn)

  1. seed, grain; berry; corn, pulse, etc.
    սերմն արութեանsermn arutʻeansperm
    ելանել արութիւն սերմանelanel arutʻiwn sermanto be afflicted with gonorrhea
    սերմն ձկանցsermn jkancʻspawn
    սերմն շաղգամիsermn šałgamirapeseed
    սերմն առնուլ կնոջsermn aṙnul knoǰto conceive
    ի սերմն տալ զցորեանi sermn tal zcʻoreanto sow corn
  2. (figuratively) progeny, race, descendants
  3. germ, bud, seeds
  4. cause, principle
  5. (botany) cotyledon

Usage notes

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The word has three combining forms: the oldest սերման- (serman-), middle սերմն- (sermn-), the latest սերմ- (serm-).

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: սերմ (serm)

References

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