Old Armenian

Preposition

յանդիման • ‎(yandiman)

1. (with genitive) before, in the presence of, in the face or sight of, hard by, against, opposite, over against, in the view of, in the face, publicly, in public

   դէմ յանդիման‎ ― dēm yandiman ― face to face; front to front

   յանդիման իմ‎ ― yandiman im ― before me, in my presence

   յանդիման եկեղեցւոյ‎ ― yandiman ekełecʿwoy ― in face of the church

   յանդիման ամենայն աշխարհի‎ ― yandiman amenayn ašxarhi ― in the face of the whole world

   յանդիման ամենեցուն‎ ― yandiman amenecʿun ― publicly, before all people

   ասել յանդիման‎ ― asel yandiman ― to say to one's face

   յանդիման առնել, կացուցանել, ածել‎ ― yandiman aṙnel, kacʿucʿanel, acel ― to present, to offer, to introduce, to represent, to exhibit, to set before the eyes to shew, to remonstrate

   յանդիման առնել‎ ― yandiman aṙnel ― to reprove, to reproach, to blame

   յանդիման լինել, կալ‎ ― yandiman linel, kal ― to present oneself, to appear, to make one's appearance before, to shew oneself

   յանդիման մատչել, կալ‎ ― yandiman matčʿel, kal ― to appear before

Usage notes

Functioning also as an adverb.

Derived terms

Descendants

• Armenian: հանդիման ‎(handiman)

References

• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “յանդիման”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “յանդիման”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “յանդիման”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935