կեղեքեմ

Old Armenian

Etymology

From կեղ (keł). For the suffix -եք (-ekʿ) compare բող-ոք-եմ (boł-okʿ-em), ող-ոք-եմ (oł-okʿ-em).

Verb

կեղեքեմ (kełekʿem)  (aorist indicative կեղեքեցի)

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

Conjugation

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
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