բեղմն

Old Armenian

Etymology

From the root of բեղ-ուն (beł-un) +‎ -մն (-mn).

Noun

բեղմն • (bełmn)

  1. semen, sperm

Declension

n-type
singular plural
nominative բեղմն (bełmn) ?
genitive բեղման (bełman) ?
dative ? ?
accusative բեղմն (bełmn) ?
ablative ? ?
instrumental ? ?
locative ? ?

Derived terms

  • բեղմնաբեր (bełmnaber)
  • բեղմնաւոր (bełmnawor)
  • բեղմնաւորեմ (bełmnaworem)

Descendants

  • Armenian: բեղմ (beġm)

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “բեղմն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 175