Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From *խարբալ (*xarbal, sieve) (attested as Middle Armenian խարբալ (xarbal)), from Classical Syriac ܥܱܪܒܳܠܴܐ (ʿarbālā, sieve).[1][2][3] See Arabic غِرْبَال (ḡirbāl) for more. Compare also Middle Armenian խալբալել (xalbalel).

Verb edit

խարբալեմ (xarbalem)

  1. (transitive) to sift
    • 5th century, Bible, Luke 22.31:
      Եւ ասէ Տէր․ Սիմովն, Սիմովն, ահա Սատանայ խնդրեաց զձեզ խարբալել իբրեւ զցորեան։
      Ew asē Tēr; Simovn, Simovn, aha Satanay xndreacʻ zjez xarbalel ibrew zcʻorean.
      And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired [to have] you, that he may sift [you] as wheat.
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to tempt, try

Conjugation edit

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Descendants edit

  • Armenian: խարբալել (xarbalel)

References edit

  1. ^ Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 304
  2. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “խարբալ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, pages 242–243
  3. ^ J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “խարբալեմ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 320a

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