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Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) captive, prisoner

Adjective

 * 1) captive

Etymology
Usually derived from, with cognates in 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬 (preterite of , assuming that the original meaning of the Armenian word is "taken, seized".

Alternatively, from  and cognate with 🇨🇬 (supposedly different from ),, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, and 🇨🇬, assuming development from an earlier meaning "bonded, bound" as in 🇨🇬.

Similar words are found in the languages of the Caucasus: 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬. They may be Armenian borrowings.

Noun

 * 1) captive, prisoner