կթեմ

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Old Armenian

Etymology

From կիթ (kitʻ) and կութ (kutʻ).

Verb

կթեմ (ktʻem)  (aorist indicative կթեցի)

  1. to milk (an animal)
    կթել զկովնktʻel zkovnto milk the cow
    ի քարէ կաթն կթելi kʻarē katʻn ktʻelto skin a flint
  2. to gather, to reap, to get in, to harvest, to get in the harvest, to collect the fruits
    կթել զայգիktʻel zaygito gather the grapes
  3. (post-Classical) to win at play

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Armenian: կթել (ktʻel)

References

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