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Old Armenian
Etymology
The origin is uncertain.
Noun
քնին • (kʻnin) indeclinable
- examination
- ի քնին առնուլ ― i kʻnin aṙnul ― to examine, to consider, to ponder; to argue, to discuss
- ի քնին գալ ― i kʻnin gal ― to be examined, criticized
- ի քնին արկանել, մտանել, լինել ― i kʻnin arkanel, mtanel, linel ― to examine, to study, to criticize
Derived terms
References
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “քնին”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “քնին”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “քնին”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press