դէմ

Old Armenian

Etymology

An Iranian borrowing. Compare Manichaean Parthian dym (dēm, “face”), Manichaean Middle Persian dym (dēm, “face”), Persian دیم‎ (dīm, “face”), Baluchi دیم‎ (dem, “face”), Northern Kurdish dêm (“face”), Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬨𐬀𐬥‎ (daēman, “eye, look, sight”).

Noun

դէմ • (dēm)

  1. face; front, face (of an object); person; appearance; sight; manner, fashion, form; regard, consideration
    դեղնեալ/այլագունեալ դէմք ― dełneal/aylaguneal dēmkʿ ― pale countenance
    առոյգ դէմք ― aṙoyg dēmkʿ ― florid countenance
    տխուր դէմք ― txur dēmkʿ ― sad countenance
    զուարթ դէմք ― zuartʿ dēmkʿ ― serene countenance
    խոժոռ դէմք ― xožoṙ dēmkʿ ― severe countenance
    խորշոմ դէմք ― xoršom dēmkʿ ― wrinkled countenance
    մեռելատիպ դէմք ― meṙelatip dēmkʿ ― livid countenance
    այլանդակեալ դէմք ― aylandakeal dēmkʿ ― disfigured countenance
    դեղնեալ դէմք ― dełneal dēmkʿ ― pale countenance
    դեղնեալ դէմք ― dełneal dēmkʿ ― pale countenance
    դէմ դնել ― dēm dnel ― to propose, to purpose, to design
    զդէմ ունել ― zdēm unel ― to oppose, to resist, to face, to endure, to thwart, to cross
    ի դիմի/զդիմի հարկանիլ ― i dimi/zdimi harkanil ― to encounter, to assail, to attack; to strike, to oppose
    դէմ ընդդէմ ― dēm ənddēm ― opposite; directly, diametrically
    դէմ յանդիման ― dēm yandiman ― before, opposite, in presence; publicly, openly, in face
    դէմ ի դէմ, դէմ առ դէմ ― dēm i dēm, dēm aṙ dēm ― face to face, man to man
    ի դիմի ― i dimi ― before, opposite to
    դէմք բայից ― dēmkʿ bayicʿ ― the persons of verbs
    դէմք դերանուանց ― dēmkʿ deranuancʿ ― the persons of pronouns
    ի դիմաց ― i dimacʿ ― in front, before
    ասա՛ նմա ի դիմաց իմոց ― asá nma i dimacʿ imocʿ ― tell him from me
    ի դէմս ածել ― i dēms acel ― to represent, to remonstrate; to reproach, to object
    դիմիւ ելանել ― dimiw elanel ― to run up to one
    յամենայն դէմս ― yamenayn dēms ― thoroughly

Usage notes

Usually used in the plural.

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “դէմ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “դէմ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “դէմ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
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