Armenian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Armenian թքեմ (tʻkʻem). The sense "not to give a damn" is probably a semantic loan from Russian наплева́ть (naplevátʹ).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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թքել (tʻkʻel)

  1. to spit
  2. (figuratively) to defame, to revile
  3. (figuratively) not to give a damn, not to care
    Synonym: թքած ունենալ (tʻkʻac unenal)

Inflection

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declension of the nominalized infinitive, u-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular (singulare tantum)
nominative թքել (tʻkʻel)
dative թքելու (tʻkʻelu)
ablative թքելուց (tʻkʻelucʻ)
instrumental թքելով (tʻkʻelov)
locative թքելում (tʻkʻelum)
definite forms
nominative թքելը/թքելն (tʻkʻelə/tʻkʻeln)
dative թքելուն (tʻkʻelun)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative թքելս (tʻkʻels)
dative թքելուս (tʻkʻelus)
ablative թքելուցս (tʻkʻelucʻs)
instrumental թքելովս (tʻkʻelovs)
locative թքելումս (tʻkʻelums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative թքելդ (tʻkʻeld)
dative թքելուդ (tʻkʻelud)
ablative թքելուցդ (tʻkʻelucʻd)
instrumental թքելովդ (tʻkʻelovd)
locative թքելումդ (tʻkʻelumd)

Old Armenian

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Verb

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թքել (tʻkʻel)

  1. infinitive of թքեմ (tʻkʻem)

Declension

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