աւանդեմ

Old Armenian

Etymology

From աւանդ (awand).

Verb

աւանդեմ (awandem)

  1. (transitive) to deliver, transmit, pass on
    աւանդել զոգիawandel zogito give up the ghost, to die
    • 1612 – 1614, Yakob Tʿoxatʿecʿi :[1]
      Ոհ թէ այն պահն, որ զքեզ տեսնէի,
      Զաջդ տիրաշօշափ ես համբուրէի,
      Ժամ մի դէմ երեսիդ աչօք հայէի,
      Ապա զհոգիս մարմնոյս իմ աւանդէի։
      Oh tʿē ayn pahn, or zkʿez tesnēi,
      Zaǰd tirašōšapʿ es hamburēi,
      Žam mi dēm eresid ačʿōkʿ hayēi,
      Apa zhogis marmnoys im awandēi.
      • Translation by S. Peter Cowe
        O for the moment when I'd see you,
        Kiss your right hand that touched the Lord,
        That for a time I'd gaze upon your face with my eyes,
        Then would I yield up the ghost from my body.

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Armenian: ավանդել (avandel)

References

  1. Cowe, S. Peter (2019), “The object of Ałtʿamarʿci’s affections”, in U. Bläsing, J. Dum-Tragut, T.M. van Lint, editors, Armenian, Hittite, and Indo-European Studies: A Commemoration Volume for Jos J.S. Weitenberg (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 15), Leuven: Peeters, page 61

Further reading

  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), աւանդեմ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), աւանդեմ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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