Comparative evidence

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• Arm. hiwcanim vn. 'grow lean', 'get thin', 'shrink', 'waste', 'fall' or 'pine away', 'wither', 'languish', 'droop', 'dwindle away', 'decay' (Bedrossian 1879: 407)

References

Bedrossian 1879 = Bedrossian, M.M. 1879. New Dictionary Armenian - English. Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy.