վայթեմ

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Old Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

The origin is unknown.

Verb[edit]

վայթեմ (vaytʻem)

  1. (transitive) to empty, to pour out
  2. (mediopassive, intransitive) to be emptied, to pour out
    • 5th century, with changes and additions in later centuries, Baroyaxōs [Physiologus] Shorter recension C based on a manuscript written in 1400:[1]
      [] զի մի չարութիւնն ի ջուրն վայթեալ վընաս գործէ ըմպողացն։
      [] zi mi čʻarutʻiwnn i ǰurn vaytʻeal vənas gorcē əmpołacʻn.

Conjugation[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle Armenian: վաթել (vatʻel), վոթել (votʻel)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Muradyan, Gohar (2005) Physiologus: The Greek and Armenian Versions with a Study of Translation Technique (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 6)‎[1], Leuven – Paris – Dudley: Peeters, page 178

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