Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian գամ (gam). The imperative արի՛ (arí) is from Old Armenian արի՛ (arí, rise!), the imperative of յառնեմ (yaṙnem, to rise up, to get up), originally in the phrase արի՛ եկ (arí ek, rise and come!).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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գալ (gal)

  1. to come
    հոտ գալhot galto smell
  2. to arrive

Conjugation

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References

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “յառնել”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press

Old Armenian

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Verb

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գալ (gal)

  1. infinitive of գամ (gam)

Declension

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