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Old Armenian
Etymology
Likely from Proto-Indo-European *tweh₂-wo- (“whole”) and cognate with Ancient Greek σῶς (sôs), σάος (sáos), σόος (sóos, “safe, sound, unharmed”).[1] For the sound change compare քեզ (kʻez), քո (kʻo), քառ (kʻaṙ).
Alternatively, connected with Latin caveo (“to take precautions, beware, take care”).[2]
Noun
քաւ • (kʻaw) indeclinable
- expiation, atonement, redemption
- քա՜ւ յինէն ― kʻa!w yinēn ― far be it from me, God save me!
- քա՜ւ լիցի ինձ ի Տեառնէ ― kʻa!w licʻi inj i Teaṙnē ― God preserve me!
- քա՜ւ քեզ, քա՜ւ լիցի, քա՜ւ մի լիցի ― kʻa!w kʻez, kʻa!w licʻi, kʻa!w mi licʻi ― no! God forbid!
- քա՜ւ լիցի քեզ ― kʻa!w licʻi kʻez ― far be such thoughts from thee
- քա՜ւ լիցի մեզ ― kʻa!w licʻi mez ― we will not, we don't like
- քա՜ւ ի մէնջ ― kʻa!w i mēnǰ ― God preserve us, God save us
- օն անդր, քա՜ւ լիցի ― ōn andr, kʻa!w licʻi ― oh! never fye! fye upon it!
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Godel, Robert (1984) “Une concordance lexicale gréco-arménienne”, in Cahiers Ferdinand de Saussure (in French), volume 38, pages 291–293
- ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “քաւ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, pages 565–566
Further reading
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “քաւ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Clackson, James (1994) The linguistic relationship between Armenian and Greek (Publications of the Philological Society; 30), Oxford, Cambridge: Blackwell, pages 177–178
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “քաւ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy