Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Armenian գնամ (gnam).

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գնալ (gnal)

  1. to go
    գնա մեռիր՝ արի սիրեմgna meṙir, ari siremto value someone’s worth after they pass away, instead of valuing them when they are alive
    գնաս (գնա) բարովgnas (gna) barovBon voyage! Safe travels!
    գնա գործիդgna gorcidGo away! Mind your own business!
    գնալը լինի, գալը չլինի / գնաս՝ չգասgnalə lini, galə čʻlini / gnas, čʻgas(curse) to not wish for someone’s return, wishing someone will not come back
  2. to go away, to leave, to depart
  3. to go out
  4. to attend, to go (e.g., school)
    դպրոց գնալdprocʻ gnalto go to school
  5. to go into, to enter
  6. to be buried, to be thrust, to sink
    ...մինչև ծնկները գնաց հողի մեջ… (Հ. Թումանյան)...minčʻew cnknerə gnacʻ hoġi meǰ… (H. Tʻumanyan)...he sank into the ground to his knees... (H. Tumanyan)
  7. to pass, to pass through, to go through
  8. to flow, to stream
  9. to move, to relocate
  10. to roll
  11. to migrate (e.g., of birds)
  12. to move (e.g., of a car, bus, tram)
  13. to occur, to take place
  14. to continue, to go on
  15. to pass, to vanish, to go away
  16. to be spent, to be worn (e.g, of money or clothes)
  17. to be used, to be used up
  18. to be destroyed, to be ruined
  19. to die
  20. to decrease, to lessen
  21. to marry (of a woman)
  22. to display, to exhibit, to perform
  23. to handle, to manage
  24. to make a move (in games)
  25. (colloquial) to sell

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գնալ (gnal)

  1. infinitive of գնամ (gnam)

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