զուգեմ

Old Armenian

Etymology

From զոյգ (zoyg).

Verb

զուգեմ • (zugem)

  1. (transitive) to pair, to couple, to join
    • 5th century, Bible, Matthew 19.6:
      Ապա ուրեմն ոչ են երկու, այլ՝ մի մարմին․ արդ զոր Աստուած զուգեաց՝ մարդ մի՛ մեկնեսցէ:
      Apa uremn očʻ en erku, ayl, mi marmin; ard zor Astuac zugeacʻ, mard mí meknescʻē:
      Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Middle Armenian: զուգել (zugel)

Further reading

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