կեամ

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Old Armenian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- (to live).

Verb

կեամ (keam)

  1. to live, to be alive, to breathe; to exist, to subsist; to be
    կելով կեալkelov kealto be saved, to enjoy eternal life
    բարւոք կեալbarwokʻ kealto be well, to be in good health
    բարեբաստիկ, առատութեամբ կեալbarebastik, aṙatutʻeamb kealto live happily; to be comfortable, at one's ease, to have a competency
    կեալ ի ստացուածոց իւրոցkeal i stacʻuacocʻ iwrocʻto live or subsist on one's property, or on one's income
    կեալ յընչից այլոցkeal yənčʻicʻ aylocʻto live at the expense of another
    կեալ անառակութեամբkeal anaṙakutʻeambto lead a dissolute life
    աշխարանաց արժանի կեանս կեալašxaranacʻ aržani keans kealto lead a sad life
    զարժանի քահանայութեան զճշմարիտ կեանս կեալzaržani kʻahanayutʻean zčšmarit keans kealto live like a true priest
    կեցցե՛սkecʻcʻéshail! God save you, good morning; good bye
    զիա՞րդ կեասzia?rd keashow do you do? how are you?
    որպէ՞ս կեայ նաorpē?s keay nahow does he do?
    կեցցէ արքայkecʻcʻē arkʻaylong live the king
    ընդէ՞ր իցէ ինձ կեալəndē?r icʻē inj kealI am tired of life
    յաւիտեան կեացyawitean keacʻmay you live for ever
    կեցցե՜ս, կեցցէ՜kecʻcʻe!s, kecʻcʻē!bravo! huzza! hurrah!
    կեցցէ՜ կեցցէ՜ Հայաստանkecʻcʻē! kecʻcʻē! HayastanArmenia forever! hurrah for Armenia! prosperity to Armenia!
    կեցցէս ցնծութեան ձայնելkecʻcʻēs cʻncutʻean jaynelto utter cheers or shouts of joy

Usage notes

The word has the following combining forms: կեաց- (keacʻ-) (the stressed aorist stem), կեց- (kecʻ-) (the unstressed aorist stem).

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: կեցցե (kecʻcʻe), կեցցես (kecʻcʻes)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “կեամ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “կեամ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “կեալ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 356