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հայիմ

հայիմ

Old Armenian

Verb

հայիմ (hayim)  (aorist indicative հայեցայ)

  1. to watch, to look, to give a look, to cast the eyes on, to see; to look upon, to gaze on, to consider attentively, to look in the face, to observe, to contemplate, to speculate, to weigh well
    գեղեցիկ հայելովgełecʿik hayelov ― handsome, elegant, beautiful, charming
    հայել ի վերhayel i ver ― to look up
    հայել ընդ պատուհաննhayel ənd patuhann ― to peep or look in at the window or through the window
    հայել գաղտագողիhayel gałtagołi ― to look stealthily at
    պշուցեալ հայել յոք անյագpšucʿeal hayel yokʿ anyag ― to gaze with greedy or devouring eyes at, to stare at
    հայել յայրատս/յայրատութեամբhayel yayrats/yayratutʿeamb ― to look at impudently, lustfully, lewdly
    հայել յոք սիրով, գորովալից աչօքhayel yokʿ sirov, gorovalicʿ ačʿōkʿ ― to look at lovingly or tenderly, to look sweet upon, to cast sheep's eyes on, to ogle
    հայել խանդաղատանօքhayel xandałatanōkʿ ― to gaze on dotingly, with fondness, with glistening eyes
    ընդ ակամբ հայել յոքənd akamb hayel yokʿ ― to look scornfully at or with contempt
    հայել մտօքhayel mtōkʿ ― to contemplate, to muse on
    մինչդեռ նա այսր անդր հայէրminčʿdeṙ na aysr andr hayēr ― as he looked about or around
  2. to take care
  3. to concern, to regard
    ոչինչ հայեցեալ իočʿinčʿ hayecʿeal i ― in spite of, despite
  4. to have in view, to aspire to, to aim at
  5. to face, to front, to look on, to overlook

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Usage notes

According to some there are subtleties in the meaning of three synonyms: հայել (hayel) means “to look from below upwards”, նայել (nayel) means “to look from above downwards” and տեսանել (tesanel) means “to look straight”.

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References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), հայիմ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), հայ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 386