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Old Armenian
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)
- present, gift, offer, offering
- ընծայ առնել, տալ, մատուցանել ― əncay aṙnel, tal, matucʻanel ― to give, to make a present
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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