հնարիմ

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From հնար (hnar).

Verb

հնարիմ (hnarim)

  1. to invent, to devise, to conceive a project, to ponder
    • 5th century, with changes and additions in later centuries, Baroyaxōs [Physiologus] Earliest recension (TR).1.1–3:[1]
      Որպէս բարոյախաւսն ասէ, յորժամ ծերասցի եւ վատիցի յերկոցունց աչացն, եւ չկարէ տեսանել զլոյսն արեգական, զի՞նչ հնարեսցի իւր գեղեցիկ բնութեամբ։
      Orpēs baroyaxawsn asē, yoržam cerascʿi ew vaticʿi yerkocʿuncʿ ačʿacʿn, ew čʿkarē tesanel zloysn aregakan, zi?nčʿ hnarescʿi iwr gełecʿik bnutʿeamb.
      • Translation by Gohar Muradyan
        As Physiologus says, When it grows old and becomes weak in both eyes and cannot see the sunlight, to what trick does it resort by its nice nature?

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Armenian: հնարել (hnarel)

Further reading

References

  1. Muradyan, Gohar (2005) Physiologus: The Greek and Armenian Versions with a Study of Translation Technique (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 6), Leuven – Paris – Dudley: Peeters, pages 86, 141
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