բորբոքեմ
Old Armenian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From բորբոք (borbokʻ).
Verb
[edit]բորբոքեմ • (borbokʻem) (aorist indicative բորբոքեցի)
- (transitive) to set on fire, to kindle, to inflame
- (transitive) to fan the flame
- (mediopassive, intransitive) to be inflamed, kindled, to flame, to crackle
- 5th century, with changes and additions in later centuries, Baroyaxōs [Physiologus] Earliest recension (TR).4.1–2:[1]
- Զի են եւ քարինք ինչ հրահանաց արու եւ էգ․ մինչեւ բացեայ ի միմեանց են, չհարկանի ուրէք հրդեհ. ապա թէ մաւտիցի արուն յէգն, հուր բորբոքի եւ այրէ զվայրս բազումս։
- Zi en ew kʻarinkʻ inčʻ hrahanacʻ aru ew ēg; minčʻew bacʻeay i mimeancʻ en, čʻharkani urēkʻ hrdeh. apa tʻē mawticʻi arun yēgn, hur borbokʻi ew ayrē zvayrs bazums.
- Translation by Gohar Muradyan
- There exist certain fire-striking stones, male and female. As long as they are separate from one another, nowhere fire is lit, but if the male approaches the female, it sets fire and burns many places.
- Զի են եւ քարինք ինչ հրահանաց արու եւ էգ․ մինչեւ բացեայ ի միմեանց են, չհարկանի ուրէք հրդեհ. ապա թէ մաւտիցի արուն յէգն, հուր բորբոքի եւ այրէ զվայրս բազումս։
- (mediopassive, intransitive) to be in a passion; to be mad
Conjugation
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| infinitive | բորբոքել (borbokʻel) | participle | բորբոքեցեալ, բորբոքեալ (borbokʻecʻeal, borbokʻeal) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| causative | բորբոքեցուցանեմ (borbokʻecʻucʻanem) | aorist stem | բորբոքեց- (borbokʻecʻ-) | ||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| indicative | ես | դու | նա | մեք | դուք | նոքա | |
| present | բորբոքեմ (borbokʻem) | բորբոքես (borbokʻes) | բորբոքէ (borbokʻē) | բորբոքեմք (borbokʻemkʻ) | բորբոքէք (borbokʻēkʻ) | բորբոքեն (borbokʻen) | |
| imperfect | բորբոքէի, բորբոքեի* (borbokʻēi, borbokʻei*) | բորբոքէիր, բորբոքեիր* (borbokʻēir, borbokʻeir*) | բորբոքէր (borbokʻēr) | բորբոքէաք, բորբոքեաք* (borbokʻēakʻ, borbokʻeakʻ*) | բորբոքէիք, բորբոքեիք* (borbokʻēikʻ, borbokʻeikʻ*) | բորբոքէին, բորբոքեին* (borbokʻēin, borbokʻein*) | |
| aorist | բորբոքեցի (borbokʻecʻi) | բորբոքեցեր (borbokʻecʻer) | բորբոքեաց (borbokʻeacʻ) | բորբոքեցաք (borbokʻecʻakʻ) | բորբոքեցէք, բորբոքեցիք (borbokʻecʻēkʻ, borbokʻecʻikʻ) | բորբոքեցին (borbokʻecʻin) | |
| subjunctive | ես | դու | նա | մեք | դուք | նոքա | |
| present | բորբոքիցեմ (borbokʻicʻem) | բորբոքիցես (borbokʻicʻes) | բորբոքիցէ (borbokʻicʻē) | բորբոքիցեմք (borbokʻicʻemkʻ) | բորբոքիցէք (borbokʻicʻēkʻ) | բորբոքիցեն (borbokʻicʻen) | |
| aorist | բորբոքեցից (borbokʻecʻicʻ) | բորբոքեսցես (borbokʻescʻes) | բորբոքեսցէ (borbokʻescʻē) | բորբոքեսցուք (borbokʻescʻukʻ) | բորբոքեսջիք (borbokʻesǰikʻ) | բորբոքեսցեն (borbokʻescʻen) | |
| imperatives | — | (դու) | — | — | (դուք) | — | |
| imperative | — | բորբոքեա՛ (borbokʻeá) | — | — | բորբոքեցէ՛ք (borbokʻecʻḗkʻ) | — | |
| cohortative | — | բորբոքեսջի՛ր (borbokʻesǰír) | — | — | բորբոքեսջի՛ք (borbokʻesǰíkʻ) | — | |
| prohibitive | — | մի՛ բորբոքեր (mí borbokʻer) | — | — | մի՛ բորբոքէք (mí borbokʻēkʻ) | — | |
| *rare | |||||||
mediopassive
| infinitive | բորբոքել, բորբոքիլ* (borbokʻel, borbokʻil*) | participle | բորբոքեցեալ, բորբոքեալ (borbokʻecʻeal, borbokʻeal) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| causative | բորբոքեցուցանեմ (borbokʻecʻucʻanem) | aorist stem | բորբոքեց- (borbokʻecʻ-) | ||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| indicative | ես | դու | նա | մեք | դուք | նոքա | |
| present | բորբոքիմ (borbokʻim) | բորբոքիս (borbokʻis) | բորբոքի (borbokʻi) | բորբոքիմք (borbokʻimkʻ) | բորբոքիք (borbokʻikʻ) | բորբոքին (borbokʻin) | |
| imperfect | բորբոքէի (borbokʻēi) | բորբոքէիր (borbokʻēir) | բորբոքէր, բորբոքիւր (borbokʻēr, borbokʻiwr) | բորբոքէաք (borbokʻēakʻ) | բորբոքէիք (borbokʻēikʻ) | բորբոքէին (borbokʻēin) | |
| aorist | բորբոքեցայ (borbokʻecʻay) | բորբոքեցար (borbokʻecʻar) | բորբոքեցաւ (borbokʻecʻaw) | բորբոքեցաք (borbokʻecʻakʻ) | բորբոքեցայք (borbokʻecʻaykʻ) | բորբոքեցան (borbokʻecʻan) | |
| subjunctive | ես | դու | նա | մեք | դուք | նոքա | |
| present | բորբոքիցիմ (borbokʻicʻim) | բորբոքիցիս (borbokʻicʻis) | բորբոքիցի (borbokʻicʻi) | բորբոքիցիմք (borbokʻicʻimkʻ) | բորբոքիցիք (borbokʻicʻikʻ) | բորբոքիցին (borbokʻicʻin) | |
| aorist | բորբոքեցայց (borbokʻecʻaycʻ) | բորբոքեսցիս (borbokʻescʻis) | բորբոքեսցի (borbokʻescʻi) | բորբոքեսցուք (borbokʻescʻukʻ) | բորբոքեսջիք (borbokʻesǰikʻ) | բորբոքեսցին (borbokʻescʻin) | |
| imperatives | — | (դու) | — | — | (դուք) | — | |
| imperative | — | բորբոքեա՛ց (borbokʻeácʻ) | — | — | բորբոքեցարո՛ւք (borbokʻecʻarúkʻ) | — | |
| cohortative | — | բորբոքեսջի՛ր (borbokʻesǰír) | — | — | բորբոքեսջի՛ք (borbokʻesǰíkʻ) | — | |
| prohibitive | — | մի՛ բորբոքիր (mí borbokʻir) | — | — | մի՛ բորբոքիք (mí borbokʻikʻ) | — | |
| *post-classical | |||||||
Descendants
[edit]- Armenian: բորբոքել (borbokʻel)
References
[edit]- ^ Muradyan, Gohar (2005) Physiologus: The Greek and Armenian Versions with a Study of Translation Technique (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 6)[1], Leuven – Paris – Dudley: Peeters, pages 93, 143
Further reading
[edit]- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “բորբոքեմ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy