Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From կնիք (knikʻ).

Verb

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կնքեմ (knkʻem)  (aorist indicative կնքեցի)

  1. to seal, to close with a seal, to affix a seal, to seal up
    կնքել նշխարաւknkʻel nšxarawto wafer
    կնքել արեամբknkʻel areambto seal with blood
  2. to mark, to stamp, to sign
  3. to hide, to cover, to close, to shut up
  4. to confirm, to ratify, to verify; to conclude, to decide
    դաշն հաշտութեան կնքելdašn haštutʻean knkʻelto conclude a treaty of peace
    կնքեցաւ ուխտ հաշտութեանknkʻecʻaw uxt haštutʻeanpeace was made between
  5. to pronounce sentence
  6. to seal, to complete, to terminate, to finish
  7. (Christianity) to baptize, to confer baptism
  8. (Christianity) to sign with sign of the cross, to make the sign of the cross

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: կնքել (knkʻel)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “կնքեմ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy