Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)kl̥-ne/o-, from *(s)kelH-.[1]

Verb edit

քաղեմ (kʻałem)

  1. to pick, to pluck up, to take away; to draw, to extract
    սկսաւ ոգի նորա քաղիլ ի նմանէsksaw ogi nora kʻałil i nmanēhe began to faint away
    լոյս իմ քաղիloys im kʻałimy life is consuming
    քաղել զոգիս, զշունչ ուրուքkʻałel zogis, zšunčʻ urukʻto keep in suspense, to amuse, to keep at bay
    քաղել բանս ի բերանոյ ուրուքkʻałel bans i beranoy urukʻto catch something out of one's mouth; (figuratively) to get, to obtain his secret surreptitiously
  2. to gather, to gather together, to collect, to assemble, to amass
  3. to construct a building tapering from bottom to top

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Descendants edit

  • Armenian: քաղել (kʻaġel)

References edit

  1. ^ Martirosyan, Hrach (2013) “The place of Armenian in the Indo-European language family: the relationship with Greek and Indo-Iranian”, in Journal of Language Relationship[1], number 10, page 113

Further reading edit

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “քաղեմ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “քաղեմ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “քաղ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press