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կեղեքեմ

կեղեքեմ

Old Armenian

Verb

կեղեքեմ (kełekʿem)  (aorist indicative կեղեքեցի)

  1. (transitive) to tear, to rend
    կեղեքել զմիմեանսkełekʿel zmimeans ― to tear each other
    կեղեքել զսիրտkełekʿel zsirt ― to rend, to harrow, to break the heart
    կեղեքեմ զվէրսkełekʿem zvērs ― to rip up old sores, to open wounds afresh
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to afflict, to vex, to harass, to oppress
    կեղեքել զմիմեանսkełekʿel zmimeans ― to revile or malign each other

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Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), կեղեքեմ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 357