Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From կնիք (knikʿ).

Verb edit

կնքեմ (knkʿem)  (aorist indicative կնքեցի)

  1. to seal, to close with a seal, to affix a seal, to seal up
    կնքել նշխարաւknkʿel nšxarawto wafer
    կնքել արեամբknkʿel areambto seal with blood
  2. to mark, to stamp, to sign
  3. to hide, to cover, to close, to shut up
  4. to confirm, to ratify, to verify; to conclude, to decide
    դաշն հաշտութեան կնքելdašn haštutʿean knkʿelto conclude a treaty of peace
    կնքեցաւ ուխտ հաշտութեանknkʿecʿaw uxt haštutʿeanpeace was made between
  5. to pronounce sentence
  6. to seal, to complete, to terminate, to finish
  7. (Christianity) to baptize, to confer baptism
  8. (Christianity) to sign with sign of the cross, to make the sign of the cross

Conjugation edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: կնքել (knkʿel)

References edit

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