օրհնեմ

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Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

The original spelling is աւրհնեմ (awrhnem), by metathesis from earlier աւհրնեմ (awhrnem), from *աւհրինեմ (*awhrinem), from Middle Iranian *āfrīnam, from Proto-Iranian *aHfriHnáHti. Aghwan 𐔰𐕔𐕙𐔴 (afre) is from the same source.

Verb

օրհնեմ (ōrhnem)

  1. to glorify, to sing hymns, to praise
    օրհնեալ է Աստուածōrhneal ē AstuacHeaven be praised
  2. to salute, to greet; to wish prosperity; to speed, to prosper
  3. to bless, to shower down or bestow blessings on, to consecrate
    օրհնել զսեղանōrhnel zsełanto say grace, to ask a blessing
    օրհնեալōrhnealblessed; holy; consecrated
    օրհնեալ դու ի Տեառնէōrhneal du i TeaṙnēGod bless you
  4. (ironically) to curse, to blaspheme
    օրհնել զոք յերեսսōrhnel zokʻ yeressto curse a person to his face
    ո՞չ օրհնեցի զքեզo?čʻ ōrhnecʻi zkʻezdidn't I curse you nicely?

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: օրհնել (ōrhnel)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “օրհնեմ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “օրհնեմ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ġazarean, Ṙubēn (2000) “օրհնեմ”, in G. B. Tʻosunean, editor, Grabari baṙaran [Dictionary of Old Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “օրհն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 23