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ընտրեմ

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From ընտիր (əntir).

Verb

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ընտրեմ (əntrem)  (aorist indicative ընտրեցի)

  1. to elect, to choose; to pick, to sort, to cull
    ընտրել զժամանակնəntrel zžamanaknto choose the time, to select the opportunity
    ընտրեցից մեռնելəntrecʻicʻ meṙnelI would prefer to die
    անկիւնս անկիւնս ընտրեալankiwns ankiwns əntrealangular
    ընտրեալ կալաւəntreal kalawhe has chosen
    ընտրեալəntrealselect, elect; virtuous, honest, upright
  2. to discern; to judge; to distinguish, to difference, to know; to decide
    ընտրել զարժաննəntrel zaržannto discern what is just
  3. to love, to embrace, to prefer

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: ընտրել (əntrel), ընտրյալ (əntryal)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ընտրեմ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy