քաւեմ

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From քաւ (kʻaw).

Verb

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քաւեմ (kʻawem)  (aorist indicative քաւեցի)

  1. to expiate, to atone for
    Աստուա՛ծ, քաւեա՛ զիս զմեղս իւրսAstuác, kʻaweá zis zmełs iwrsGod, be merciful to me, a sinner
    քաւեալ եմ եսkʻaweal em esI am innocent
  2. to justify
  3. to propitiate, to satisfy, to conciliate, to render favorable or propitious

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: քավել (kʻavel)

References

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