Old Armenian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From ներկ (nerk) +‎ -ան- (-an-).

Verb edit

ներկանեմ (nerkanem)  (aorist indicative ներկի)

  1. (transitive) to dye, to colour, to tinge
    ներկանել ի կարմիրnerkanel i karmirto give a red dye to, to dye red
    տալ ի ներկելtal i nerkelto give out to be dyed
  2. (transitive) to cover in blood
  3. (transitive, figuratively) to decorate
  4. (transitive, figuratively) to soak, to impregnate

Conjugation edit

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Descendants edit

  • Armenian: ներկել (nerkel)

References edit

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ներկանեմ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ներկանեմ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ġazarean, Ṙ. S. (2000) “ներկանեմ”, in Tʻosunean G. B., editor, Grabari baṙaran [Dictionary of Old Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press