հանդիսանալ

Armenian edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian հանդիսանամ (handisanam). The sense "to be" is a semantic loan from Russian явля́ться (javljátʹsja).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

հանդիսանալ (handisanal)

  1. to appear, to present (come forward in a particular place or before a particular person, especially in a particular role)
    Synonym: ներկայանալ (nerkayanal)
  2. (formal) to be
    Synonym: լինել (linel)

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