Old Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From նիրհ (nirh).

Verb

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նիրհեմ (nirhem)

  1. to fall into a doze, to begin to nod, to doze, to nap, to be drowsy, to drop off to sleep, to take a nap or snooze
    նիրհ ի քուն թանձրութեանnirh i kʻun tʻanjrutʻeanto fall fast asleep or into a sound sleep, to be fallen into a deep sleep
    նիրհեալ ջրհորքnirheal ǰrhorkʻwaterless or dried wells
  2. (transitive) to render drowsy or sleepy, to send to sleep
    նիրհել յորորանիnirhel yororanito lull or rock to sleep

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: նիրհել (nirhel)

References

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