Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian յաւակնիմ (yawaknim).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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հավակնել (havaknel)

  1. to aspire to acquire something (e.g., position or status), to pretend, to lay claim to
    Նա հավակնում է վարչապետի պաշտոնին։Na havaknum ē varčʻapeti paštonin.He aspires to the post of prime minister.

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References

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  • Aġayan, Ēduard (1976) “հավակնել”, in Ardi hayereni bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan
  • հավակնել”, in Žamanakakicʻ hayocʻ lezvi bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, 1969–1980