Old Armenian

Noun

քէն • ‎(kʿēn)

1. rancour, inveterate hate, spite, ill will, resentment; revenge

   քէն պահել, ի քէնս մտանել‎ ― kʿēn pahel, i kʿēns mtanel ― to bear or owe a grudge, to bear malice or ill-will, to bear hard

   քէն ի մտի ունել‎ ― kʿēn i mti unel ― to keep alive resentment for an injury

   քէն ունել ընդ ումեք‎ ― kʿēn unel ənd umekʿ ― to have a grudge or spite against

   քէն ի վրիժուց‎ ― kʿēn i vrižucʿ ― out of or from hatred

   հանել զվրէժ քինու, խնդրել զքէն վրիժուց‎ ― hanel zvrēž kʿinu, xndrel zkʿēn vrižucʿ ― to by revenged, to revenge oneself

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

• Armenian: քեն ‎(kʿen)

References

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

Etymology 2

Pronoun

քէն • ‎(kʿēn)

1. ablative singular of դու ‎(du)

   ի քէն‎ ― i kʿēn ― from, by or of thee; thyself

   նա խօսեսցի առ ի քէն‎ ― na xōsescʿi aṙ i kʿēn ― he shall be thy spokesman

   ոչինչ հեռի ի քէն‎ ― očʿinčʿ heṙi i kʿēn ― not very far from you

   զքէն‎ ― zkʿēn ― upon thee; of thee

   զինչ ասիցեն զքէն‎ ― zinčʿ asicʿen zkʿēn ― what will they say of you?

   զորոց իրածգած եղեն զքէն‎ ― zorocʿ iracgac ełen zkʿēn ― those things they have heard about you