ընծայ

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

Perhaps from earlier ընձայ (ənjay), from *ինձայ (*injay), from Proto-Indo-European *enǵʰəti and cognate with Sanskrit अंहति (aṃhati, gift), अंहिति (aṃhiti, gift).

Noun

ընծայ (əncay)

  1. present, gift, offer, offering
    ընծայ առնել, տալ, մատուցանելəncay aṙnel, tal, matucʻanelto give, to make a present

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Descendants

  • Armenian: ընծա (ənca)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ընծայ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ընծայ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ընծայ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press