քունեմ

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From քուն (kʿun).

Verb

քունեմ (kʿunem)  (aorist indicative քունեցի)

  1. to sleep
  2. (figuratively) to pass away, to die
    քունել ընդ հարսkʿunel ənd harsto sleep with one's fathers
  3. to lie with, to sleep with a woman, to know her

Usage notes

In modern Armenian քունել (kʿunel) has become a vulgar word meaning “to fuck”. The form քնել (kʿnel) means “to sleep”. The etymological relation between the two is not realized.

Conjugation

Descendants

References

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