ինքնին

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian ինքնին (inkʿnin).

Pronunciation

Adverb

ինքնին (inkʿnin)

  1. by himself/herself/itself
    ինքնին հասկանալի էinkʿnin haskanali ēit is self understood; it goes without saying; as a matter of fact

Old Armenian

Etymology

From ինքն (inkʿn) + -ին (-in).

Adverb

ինքնին (inkʿnin)

  1. by himself/herself/itself, personally, in person
    դու ինքնինdu inkʿninyourself, thyself
    ես ինքնին իսկ եմes inkʿnin isk emit is I (myself)
    թագաւորն ինքնինtʿagaworn inkʿninthe king himself, in person
    դուռն ինքնին բացաւduṙn inkʿnin bacʿawthe door opened of itself

Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), ինքնին”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), ինքնին”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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