Old Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From ջեռ- (ǰeṙ-) +‎ -ն- (-n-).

Verb

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ջեռնում (ǰeṙnum)  (aorist indicative ջեռայ)

  1. (intransitive) to get warm, to warm oneself, to be warmed
    ջեռնուլ յարեւուǰeṙnul yarewuto bask in the sun
    ջեռեալ նստել ի վերայ ձուոցǰeṙeal nstel i veray juocʻto sit on eggs, to sit brooding, to hatch
    իբրեւ արեւն ջեռնոյրibrew arewn ǰeṙnoyrwhen the sun spread his beneficent heat
    ջեռանել ախտիւǰeṙanel axtiwto be afflicted with disease, to fall sick, ill
  2. (intransitive, figuratively) to burn, to grow warm, hot, angry or excited, to chafe

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: ջեռանալ (ǰeṙanal) (learned)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ջեռնում”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ջեռնում”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy