նշանեմ

Old Armenian

Etymology

From նշան (nšan).

Verb

նշանեմ (nšanem)

  1. (transitive) to put a sign or mark upon, to sign, to mark, to brand
    • 5th century, Bible, Psalm 4:6:
      Բազումք ասէին՝ թէ ով ցուցցէ մեզ զբարութիւն Տեառն։ Նշանեցաւ առ մեզ լոյս երեսայ քոց։
      Bazumkʿ asēin, tʿē ov cʿucʿcʿē mez zbarutʿiwn Teaṙn. Nšanecʿaw aṙ mez loys eresay kʿocʿ.
  2. (transitive) to make a sign
  3. (transitive) to promise in marriage, to affiance, to betroth

Conjugation

Descendants

Further reading

  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), նշանեմ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awgerean, Mkrtičʿ (1865), նշանեմ”, in Aṙjeṙn baṙaran haykaznean lezui [Pocket Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), corrected and expanded by Grigor Čēlalean, 2nd edition, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), նշանեմ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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