Old Armenian

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Etymology

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An inheritance from Proto-Indo-European, but the root and the mechanism of derivation are disputed. Several scenarios have been proposed:

In any case, the nasal present formation անց- (ancʻ-) +‎ -ան- (-an-) is secondary, created after the rise of the root-final affricate and its levelling throughout the paradigm.[1]

Verb

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անցանեմ (ancʻanem)

  1. to pass; to flow, to run
    անցանել զանցանելancʻanel zancʻanelto exceed; to surpass, to excel
    անցանել զբանիւ՝ ըստ հրամաննancʻanel zbaniw, əst hramannto infringe, to transgress, to violate, to break
    անցանել ընդ մէջancʻanel ənd mēǰto cross; to pierce, to penetrate
    անցանել վերստինancʻanel verstinto repass
    անցանել ի տեղի այլոյancʻanel i tełi ayloyto succeed
    անցանել ընդոստancʻanel əndostto leap
    անցանել արագancʻanel aragto hasten
    անցանել զաւուրբքancʻanel zawurbkʻto grow old
    անցանել ժամանակիancʻanel žamanakito elapse (of a time)
    հատանել անցանելhatanel ancʻanelto cross, to traverse
    անցանել ըստ չափ՝ ըստ սահմանancʻanel əst čʻapʻ, əst sahmanto surpass, to exceed, to go beyond the limit
    անցանել հապճեպ զբազում իւիքancʻanel hapčep zbazum iwikʻto pass rapidly over many things
    սակաւ ինչ անցանել բանիւsakaw inčʻ ancʻanel baniwto speak briefly
    անցեալancʻealpassed
    անցեալ զաւուրբքancʻeal zawurbkʻold, advanced in age
    անցեալ ժամանակancʻeal žamanakthe time past
  2. to pass away, to end, to cease
    անցանել ճրագիancʻanel čragito be extinguished (of a lamp)
    անցանել յաշխարհէancʻanel yašxarhēto die, to expire
  3. to pass over, to omit
  4. to busy oneself by doing something, by talking
  5. to happen, to occur
    անցանել անցիցancʻanel ancʻicʻto happen

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: անցնել (ancʻnel), անցյալ (ancʻyal)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Kocharov, Petr (2019) Old Armenian nasal verbs : archaisms and innovations[1], Doctoral Thesis, Leiden University, pages 169–170
  2. ^ Pedersen, Holger (1906) “Armenisch und die Nachbarsprachen”, in Zeitschrift für vergleichende Sprachforschung auf dem Gebiete der Indogermanischen Sprachen (in German), volume 39, number 3, page 425
  3. ^ Kortlandt, Frederik (2003) Armeniaca: comparative notes, Ann Arbor: Caravan Books, pages 80, 115,
  4. ^ Olsen, Birgit Anette (1988) “The formation of the subjunctive paradigm in Classical Armenian”, in Annual of Armenian linguistics[2], volume 9, page 7 of 7–14
  5. ^ Olsen, Birgit Anette (2024) “Dissymmetry in phonological development – An example from Armenian”, in Peter Kocharov and Daniel Kölligan, editors, Studies in Armenian Grammar and Lexicon: Proceedings of the Workshop on Armenian Linguistics Würzburg, 4–5 April 2022 (Münchener Studien zur Sprachwissenschaft, Beihefte; 35), J.H. Röll, page 352
  6. ^ Godel, Robert (1965) “Les origines de la conjugaison arménienne”, in Revue des Études Arméniennes[3] (in French), volume 2, page 24 of 21–41
  7. ^ Aġayan, Ēduard (1971) “Haykakan stugabanutʻyun [Armenian etymology]”, in Lraber hasarakakan gitutʻyunneri [Herald of the Social Sciences]‎[4] (in Armenian), number 7, Yerevan: Academy Press, page 20 of 17–27 = Aġayan, Ēduard (1974) Baṙakʻnnakan ew stugabanakan hetazotutʻyunner [Lexicological and Etymological Studies]‎[5] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, pages 19–20 = Ałayan, Ė. B. (1975) “Armenische Etymologien”, in Zeitschrift Für Vergleichende Sprachforschung[6] (in German), volume 89, number 1, pages 81–82
  8. ^ Džaukjan, G. B. (1982) Сравнительная грамматика армянского языка [Comparative grammar of the Armenian language]‎[7] (in Russian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 180

Further reading

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “անց”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 212–213
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “անցանեմ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Meillet, Antoine (1936) Esquisse d’une grammaire comparée de l’arménien classique (in French), 2nd edition, Vienna: Mekhitarist Press, page 107
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “անցանեմ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy