նստիմ

Old Armenian

Etymology

From նիստ (nist).

Verb

նստիմ (nstim)  (aorist indicative նստայ)

  1. (intransitive) to sit down, to be seated
    նստել ի սեղանnstel i sełanto sit down to table
    շուրջ նստել զքաղաքաւšurǰ nstel zkʿałakʿawto besiege, to blockade, to block up
    ի դարան նստելi daran nstelto lie in ambush, in wait; to plot
  2. (intransitive) to repose
    նստել յինքեանnstel yinkʿeanto retire from business, to live alone
    նստել ի վերայ աւանդիnstel i veray awandito neglect one's deposit
  3. (intransitive) to lodge, to reside, to dwell; to be settled, to be resident
    նստել զօրացnstel zōracʿto be encamped, to encamp
  4. (intransitive) to take a dump, to poo
    նստել յաթոռ ի պէտսnstel yatʿoṙ i pētsto go to stool, to evacuate

Conjugation

Descendants

Verb

նստիմ (nstim)

  1. mediopassive of նստեմ (nstem)

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), նստիմ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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