քաւեմ

Old Armenian

Etymology

From քաւ (kʿaw).

Verb

քաւեմ (kʿawem)  (aorist indicative քաւեցի)

  1. to expiate, to atone for
    Աստուա՛ծ, քաւեա՛ զիս զմեղս իւրսAstuác, kʿaweá zis zmełs iwrsGod, be merciful to me, a sinner
    քաւեալ եմ եսkʿaweal em esI am innocent
  2. to justify
  3. to propitiate, to satisfy, to conciliate, to render favorable or propitious

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Armenian: քավել (kʿavel)

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), քաւեմ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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