գրաւեմ

Old Armenian

Etymology

From գրաւ (graw).

Verb

գրաւեմ (grawem)

  1. to take as a security
  2. to seize, to appropriate
  3. to force, to compel
  4. to redeem (something given as a security), to ransom

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Armenian: գրավել (gravel) (learned)

References

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