ճանաչել զիմաստութիւն եւ զխրատ, իմանալ զբանս հանճարոյ

Old Armenian

Pronunciation
  • (Traditional) IPA(key): [t͡ʃɑnɑˈt͡ʃʰɛl zimɑstuˈtʰjun jɛw əzχəˈɾɑt, imɑˈnɑl əzˈbɑnəs hɑnt͡ʃɑˈɾɔ]

Phrase

ճանաչել զիմաստութիւն եւ զխրատ, իմանալ զբանս հանճարոյ • (čanačʿel zimastutʿiwn ew zxrat, imanal zbans hančaroy)

  1. To recognise wisdom and guidance; to know the creations of the greats.

Usage notes

This phrase from Solomon’s Book of Proverbs (1:2) is said to be the first sentence written in Armenian by St. Mesrop Mashtots after he devised the Armenian alphabet.

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