Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

The origin is uncertain. Martirosyan suggests derivation from Proto-Armenian *hi- (bound, numb), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂y- (to bind), +‎ -ան- (-an-).

Verb edit

հիանամ (hianam)

  1. to be astounded, stricken with amazement, terror or admiration
    հիացեալ զարմանամhiacʻeal zarmanamI am lost in wonder, I am filled with admiration

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: հիանալ (hianal)

References edit

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “հիանամ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “հիանամ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “հի”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 408