Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From ընտիր (əntir).

Verb edit

ընտրեմ (əntrem)  (aorist indicative ընտրեցի)

  1. to elect, to choose; to pick, to sort, to cull
    ընտրել զժամանակնəntrel zžamanaknto choose the time, to select the opportunity
    ընտրեցից մեռնելəntrecʿicʿ meṙnelI would prefer to die
    անկիւնս անկիւնս ընտրեալankiwns ankiwns əntrealangular
    ընտրեալ կալաւəntreal kalawhe has chosen
    ընտրեալəntrealselect, elect; virtuous, honest, upright
  2. to discern; to judge; to distinguish, to difference, to know; to decide
    ընտրել զարժաննəntrel zaržannto discern what is just
  3. to love, to embrace, to prefer

Conjugation edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: ընտրել (əntrel), ընտրյալ (əntryal)

References edit

  • Petrosean, Matatʿeay (1879) “ընտրեմ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy