ննջեմ
Old Armenian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- ննջեամ (nnǰeam)
Etymology
[edit]Uncertain.[1][2][3] Klingenschmitt considers ննջեմ (nnǰem) an onomatopoeic formation (compare Italian ninnare).[4] Kölligan derives from Proto-Armenian *ni-nuǰ-e-, from pre-Armenian *ni-nudʰ-ye-, a derivative of the Proto-Indo-European *(s)newdʰ- root supposedly underlying Ancient Greek νυστάζω (nustázō) and Lithuanian snū́sti.[5]
Verb
[edit]ննջեմ • (nnǰem)
- to sleep, to slumber, to lie down, to go to bed
- ննջել արտաքոյ ― nnǰel artakʻoy ― to lie abroad, out of doors
- ննջել բացօթեայ, ընդ աստեղօք ― nnǰel bacʻōtʻeay, ənd astełōkʻ ― to sleep in the open air, to lie under the canopy of heaven
- ննջել աչօք բացօք ― nnǰel ačʻōkʻ bacʻōkʻ ― to sleep like a hare (with open eyes)
- ննջել ի Տէր ― nnǰel i Tēr ― to go to sleep in Jesus, to rest in God
- to have sex
- ննջել ընդ կնոջ ― nnǰel ənd knoǰ ― to lie with a woman
- to repose, to rest
- (figuratively) to die, to expire, to depart this life
- ննջել ի հող մահու ― nnǰel i hoł mahu ― to sleep the sleep that knows no waking
- ննջել ընդ հարս իւր ― nnǰel ənd hars iwr ― to sleep with one's fathers
- ննջեցեալ ― nnǰecʻeal ― sleeping; dead in God, deceased, defunct
- աղօթք վասն ննջեցելոց ― ałōtʻkʻ vasn nnǰecʻelocʻ ― prayer for the dead
- պաշտօն ննջեցելոց ― paštōn nnǰecʻelocʻ ― requiem, obsequies
Conjugation
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| infinitive | ննջել (nnǰel) | participle | ննջեցեալ, ննջեալ (nnǰecʻeal, nnǰeal) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| causative | ննջեցուցանեմ (nnǰecʻucʻanem) | aorist stem | ննջեց- (nnǰecʻ-) | ||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| indicative | ես | դու | նա | մեք | դուք | նոքա | |
| present | ննջեմ (nnǰem) | ննջես (nnǰes) | ննջէ (nnǰē) | ննջեմք (nnǰemkʻ) | ննջէք (nnǰēkʻ) | ննջեն (nnǰen) | |
| imperfect | ննջէի, ննջեի* (nnǰēi, nnǰei*) | ննջէիր, ննջեիր* (nnǰēir, nnǰeir*) | ննջէր (nnǰēr) | ննջէաք, ննջեաք* (nnǰēakʻ, nnǰeakʻ*) | ննջէիք, ննջեիք* (nnǰēikʻ, nnǰeikʻ*) | ննջէին, ննջեին* (nnǰēin, nnǰein*) | |
| aorist | ննջեցի (nnǰecʻi) | ննջեցեր (nnǰecʻer) | ննջեաց (nnǰeacʻ) | ննջեցաք (nnǰecʻakʻ) | ննջեցէք, ննջեցիք (nnǰecʻēkʻ, nnǰecʻikʻ) | ննջեցին (nnǰecʻin) | |
| subjunctive | ես | դու | նա | մեք | դուք | նոքա | |
| present | ննջիցեմ (nnǰicʻem) | ննջիցես (nnǰicʻes) | ննջիցէ (nnǰicʻē) | ննջիցեմք (nnǰicʻemkʻ) | ննջիցէք (nnǰicʻēkʻ) | ննջիցեն (nnǰicʻen) | |
| aorist | ննջեցից (nnǰecʻicʻ) | ննջեսցես (nnǰescʻes) | ննջեսցէ (nnǰescʻē) | ննջեսցուք (nnǰescʻukʻ) | ննջեսջիք (nnǰesǰikʻ) | ննջեսցեն (nnǰescʻen) | |
| imperatives | — | (դու) | — | — | (դուք) | — | |
| imperative | — | ննջեա՛ (nnǰeá) | — | — | ննջեցէ՛ք (nnǰecʻḗkʻ) | — | |
| cohortative | — | ննջեսջի՛ր (nnǰesǰír) | — | — | ննջեսջի՛ք (nnǰesǰíkʻ) | — | |
| prohibitive | — | մի՛ ննջեր (mí nnǰer) | — | — | մի՛ ննջէք (mí nnǰēkʻ) | — | |
| *rare | |||||||
Derived terms
[edit]- աննինջ (anninǰ)
- անննջելի (annnǰeli)
- դժուարանինջ (džuaraninǰ)
- նինջ (ninǰ)
- ննջեցուցանեմ (nnǰecʻucʻanem)
- ննջիւն (nnǰiwn)
- ննջումն (nnǰumn)
- քաղցրանինջ (kʻałcʻraninǰ)
Descendants
[edit]- Armenian: ննջել (nnǰel)
References
[edit]- ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “նինջ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 452ab
- ^ J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “նինջ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 568b
- ^ Kocharov, Petr (2018) “Annotated Swadesh wordlists for the Armenian group (Indo-European family)”, in The Global Lexicostatistical Database[1], 76. SLEEP
- ^ Klingenschmitt, Gert (1982) Das altarmenische Verbum (in German), Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 155
- ^ Kölligan, Daniel (2007) “Arm. nnǰem ‘to sleep’”, in International Journal of Diachronic Linguistics and Linguistic Reconstruction[2], volume 4, pages 25–35
Further reading
[edit]- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ննջեմ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ննջեմ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy