պրծանիմ
Old Armenian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The root is պուրծ- (purc-) (variants փուրթ- (pʻurtʻ-) and փուրծ- (pʻurc-)), whose origin is unknown. Ačaṙean proposes that it may be of the same origin as the root of ապրիմ (aprim).
Verb
[edit]պրծանիմ • (prcanim)
- to escape, to evade
- պրծանել ի ձեռաց ― prcanel i jeṙacʻ ― to escape from
- պրծանել յուշոյ ― prcanel yušoy ― to fade from memory, to be forgotten
Conjugation
[edit]mediopassive
| infinitive | պրծանել, պրծանիլ* (prcanel, prcanil*) | participle | պրծեալ (prceal) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| causative | — | aorist stem | պրծ- (prc-) | ||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| indicative | ես | դու | նա | մեք | դուք | նոքա | |
| present | պրծանիմ (prcanim) | պրծանիս (prcanis) | պրծանի (prcani) | պրծանիմք (prcanimkʻ) | պրծանիք (prcanikʻ) | պրծանին (prcanin) | |
| imperfect | պրծանէի (prcanēi) | պրծանէիր (prcanēir) | պրծանէր, պրծանիւր (prcanēr, prcaniwr) | պրծանէաք (prcanēakʻ) | պրծանէիք (prcanēikʻ) | պրծանէին (prcanēin) | |
| aorist | պրծայ (prcay) | պրծար (prcar) | պրծաւ (prcaw) | պրծաք (prcakʻ) | պրծայք (prcaykʻ) | պրծան (prcan) | |
| subjunctive | ես | դու | նա | մեք | դուք | նոքա | |
| present | պրծանիցիմ (prcanicʻim) | պրծանիցիս (prcanicʻis) | պրծանիցի (prcanicʻi) | պրծանիցիմք (prcanicʻimkʻ) | պրծանիցիք (prcanicʻikʻ) | պրծանիցին (prcanicʻin) | |
| aorist | պրծայց (prcaycʻ) | պրծցիս (prccʻis) | պրծցի (prccʻi) | պրծցուք (prccʻukʻ) | պրծջիք (prcǰikʻ) | պրծցին (prccʻin) | |
| imperatives | — | (դու) | — | — | (դուք) | — | |
| imperative | — | պրծի՛ր (prcír) | — | — | պրծարո՛ւք (prcarúkʻ) | — | |
| cohortative | — | պրծջի՛ր (prcǰír) | — | — | պրծջի՛ք (prcǰíkʻ) | — | |
| prohibitive | — | մի՛ պրծանիր (mí prcanir) | — | — | մի՛ պրծանիք (mí prcanikʻ) | — | |
| *post-classical the aorist can also be պրծեայ (prceay), պրծեաւ (prceaw), etc. | |||||||
Derived terms
[edit]- անձնապուրծ (anjnapurc)
- մազապուրծ (mazapurc)
Related terms
[edit]- պրծեմ (prcem)
Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “պրծանիմ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “պուրծ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “պրծանիմ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy