կալում

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Old Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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The root is կալ- (kal-), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷw-əl-, from *gʷew- (to bend). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἐγ-γυαλίζω (eg-gualízō, put into the palm of the hand) and Latin vola (palm).

Verb

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կալում (kalum)  (aorist indicative կալի)

  1. to take, to lay hold of, to seize; to arrest
  2. to subjugate, to rule over
  3. to succeed

Usage notes

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This verb fills part of the conjugation of ունիմ (unim, to have).

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: կալնել (kalnel), կալել (kalel)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “կալում”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “կալում”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “կալ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press