Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From ուս- (us-), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁uk-, zero-grade of *h₁ewk- (to learn, get accustomed to), +‎ -ան- (-an-). Cognate with Sanskrit उच्यति (ucyati, to take pleasure in; to be accustomed), Proto-Slavic *učiti, Lithuanian jùnkti (to learn).

Verb

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ուսանիմ (usanim)

  1. (intransitive) to learn, to study, to read; to be instructed; to exercise oneself in
    ուսանել զդասնusanel zdasnto learn, to study one's lesson
    ուսանել ի բերանusanel i beranto con over, to study by heart
    ուսանել թոշակաւusanel tʻošakawto be in a boarding school
    ուսեալuseallearned; erudite

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: ուսանել (usanel), ուսյալ (usyal)

Further reading

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ուս”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ուսանիմ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Klingenschmitt, Gert (1982) Das altarmenische Verbum (in German), Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 270
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ուսանիմ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy