լինիմ

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Old Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From earlier *լէնիմ (*lēnim), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *ḱleyn-, from *ḱley- (to lean). The verb is suppletive: part of the conjugation is filled by forms of եղանիմ (ełanim).

Verb

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լինիմ (linim)  (aorist indicative եղէ)

  1. to be; to exist, to live
    լինել բերկրութիւն ուրուքlinel berkrutʻiwn urukʻto be the joy or happiness of
    լինել ուրեքlinel urekʻto sojourn; to dwell
    լինել ընդ կնոջ, ընդ միմեանսlinel ənd knoǰ, ənd mimeansto have commerce with, to be in intimate relation with, to have sex
    լինել ընդ ումեքlinel ənd umekʻto stay with, to live together
    ի ցնծութիւն եւ ի հիացումն եղեւ աշխարհիi cʻncutʻiwn ew i hiacʻumn ełew ašxarhihe was the glory and admiration of the whole world
    քաւ եւ մի՛ լիցիkʻaw ew mí licʻiGod forbid!
    ողջ լի՛ք/լերուքołǰ líkʻ/lerukʻadieu! good bye! farewell
    լե՛րlérnow! come on!
  2. to consist
  3. to become, to turn, to make oneself into
    լինել քահանայlinel kʻahanayto be ordained priest
    լինել այրlinel ayrto become a man, to arrive at man's estate
    լինել առնlinel aṙnto marry, to be married
    արանց եւ կանանց լինէինarancʻ ew kanancʻ linēinthey married and were given in marriage
  4. to happen, to take place, to occur, to chance; to come to pass
    զի՞նչ լինիցի ընդ իսzi?nčʻ linicʻi ənd iswhat shall I do? what will become of me?
    քաւ եւ մի՛ լիցիkʻaw ew mí licʻiGod forbid!
    որ ինչ լինելոց է եղիցիor inčʻ linelocʻ ē ełicʻihappen what may!

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: լինել (linel)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “լինիմ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “լինիմ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “լինիլ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “լինիլ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik
  • Abrahamyan, Ašot (1976) Grabari jeṙnark [A Handbook of Old Armenian]‎[1] (in Armenian), 4th edition, Yerevan: Luys
  • Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 53