See also: amen, αμήν, and ἀμήν

Old Armenian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *sm̥mo-, from *sem-, + suffix -էն (-ēn).[1][2]

Adjective edit

ամէն (amēn)

  1. all, every
    • 5th century, Koriwn, Varkʿ Maštocʿi [The Life of Maštocʿ] chapter 26:
      [] զամէն մնացեալսն յանձն առնէր շնրհացն Աստուծոյ []
      [] zamēn mnacʿealsn yanjn aṙnēr šnrhacʿn Astucoy []

Declension edit

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Noun edit

ամէն (amēn)

  1. everything, everyone

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: ամեն (amen), ամենա- (amena-)

References edit

  1. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971), “ամէն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume I, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, pages 153–155
  2. ^ Ačaṙyan, Hračʿya (1940) Hayocʿ lezvi patmutʿyun [History of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 36–37

Further reading edit

  • Awgerean, Mkrtičʿ; Čēlalean, Grigor (1865), “ամէն”, in Aṙjeṙn baṙaran haykaznean lezui [Pocket Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 29a
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836), “ամէն”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume I, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 69b
  • J̌axǰaxean, Manuēl (1837), “ամէն”, in Baṙgirkʿ i barbaṙ hay ew italakan [Armenian–Italian Dictionary], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 43c
  • Petrosean, Matatʿeay (1879), “ամէն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 16
  • Xačʿatryan, Lalik (2003), “ամէն”, in Grabari bacʿatrakan baṙaran (Jewabanoren tararžekʿ baṙer) [Explanatory Dictionary of Old Armenian (Morphologically Polysemantic Words)] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Zangak-97, →ISBN, page 22