քաղցնում

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Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From քաղց (kʻałcʻ) +‎ -ն- (-n-).

Verb

քաղցնում (kʻałcʻnum)  (aorist indicative քաղցեայ)

  1. to feel hungry, to be hungry, famished
    • 5th century, with changes and additions in later centuries, Baroyaxōs Earliest recension (TR).18.0–2:[1]
      Զաղուեսէ ասէ բարոյախաւսն, թէ ամենեւին նենգաւոր է եւ դրժող է անասունս․ յորժամ քաղցնու եւ չգտանէ ինչ որ որս առնէ եւ ուտել, երթայ գտանէ ջղջ ինչ տեղի կամ ուր յարդ կայ, եւ ի մոխրի թաւալի եւ երթայ անկանի ի դաշտի ուրեք եւ ի վեր եւեթ չհայի եւ զշունչն յինքն ամփոփէ եւ ուռուցանէ զինքն ամենեւիմբ։
      Załuesē asē baroyaxawsn, tʻē amenewin nengawor ē ew držoł ē anasuns; yoržam kʻałcʻnu ew čʻgtanē inčʻ or ors aṙnē ew utel, ertʻay gtanē ǰłǰ inčʻ tełi kam ur yard kay, ew i moxri tʻawali ew ertʻay ankani i dašti urekʻ ew i ver ewetʻ čʻhayi ew zšunčʻn yinkʻn ampʻopʻē ew uṙucʻanē zinkʻn amenewimb.
      • Translation by Gohar Muradyan
        Concerning the Fox Physiologus says that this animal is in all respects insidious and perfidious. When it gets hungry and does not find any prey to hunt and to eat, it goes and finds a muddy place or wherever there is chaff, and rolls over the ashes and falls on its back in a field and does not look upwards and holds its breath and swells thoroughly.
  2. (figuratively) to hunger after, to thirst for, to be greedy of, thirsty or eager for

Conjugation

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Descendants

  • Armenian: քաղցել (kʻaġcʻel)

References

  1. ^ Muradyan, Gohar (2005) Physiologus: The Greek and Armenian Versions with a Study of Translation Technique (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 6)‎, Leuven – Paris – Dudley: Peeters, pages 116, 152

Further reading

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “քաղցնում”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “քաղցնում”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy