Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

An Iranian borrowing. Compare Middle Persian hndymʾn' (handēmān, before, in the presence of). The Iranian word is composed with the etymon of դէմ (dēm).

Preposition edit

յանդիման (yandiman)

  1. (with genitive) before, in the presence of, in the face or sight of, hard by, against, opposite, over against, in the view of, in the face, publicly, in public
    դէմ յանդիմանdēm yandimanface to face; front to front
    յանդիման իմyandiman imbefore me, in my presence
    յանդիման եկեղեցւոյyandiman ekełecʻwoyin face of the church
    յանդիման ամենայն աշխարհիyandiman amenayn ašxarhiin the face of the whole world
    յանդիման ամենեցունyandiman amenecʻunpublicly, before all people
    ասել յանդիմանasel yandimanto say to one's face
    յանդիման առնել, կացուցանել, ածելyandiman aṙnel, kacʻucʻanel, acelto present, to offer, to introduce, to represent, to exhibit, to set before the eyes to shew, to remonstrate
    յանդիման առնելyandiman aṙnelto reprove, to reproach, to blame
    յանդիման լինել, կալyandiman linel, kalto present oneself, to appear, to make one's appearance before, to shew oneself
    յանդիման մատչել, կալyandiman matčʻel, kalto appear before

Usage notes edit

Functioning also as an adverb.

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: հանդիման (handiman)

References edit

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “յանդիման”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “յանդիման”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “յանդիման”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press