Old Armenian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Georgian-Zan: compare Georgian ფხვნა (pxvna, to crumble), ფხვიერი (pxvieri, crumbly).[1] The similarity with the Kartvelian words was first noticed by Marr.[2] Ultimately from Proto-Georgian-Zan *parxw-.

Verb

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փխրեմ (pʻxrem)

  1. (transitive) to crumble, to crush
  2. (transitive) to roast, to toast

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: փխրել (pʻxrel)

References

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  1. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “փուխր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, pages 522–523
  2. ^ Marr, N. (1921) “Надпись Русы II из Маку [The inscription of Rusa II from Maku]”, in Записки Восточного отделения Русского археологического общества[1] (in Russian), volumes 25 (1917–1920), Petersburg: State Press, page 36 of 1–54

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