ներկանեմ

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ներկ (nerk) + -ան- (-an-).

Verb

ներկանեմ (nerkanem)  (aorist indicative ներկի)

  1. (transitive) to dye, to colour, to tinge
    ներկանել ի կարմիրnerkanel i karmirto give a red dye to, to dye red
    տալ ի ներկելtal i nerkelto give out to be dyed
  2. (transitive) to cover in blood
  3. (transitive, figuratively) to decorate
  4. (transitive, figuratively) to soak, to impregnate

Conjugation

Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), ներկանեմ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), ներկանեմ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Łazarean, Ṙ. S. (2000), ներկանեմ”, in Tʿosunean G. B., editor, Grabari baṙaran [Dictionary of Old Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press
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