մերձենամ

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier *մերձիանամ (merjianam), from *մերձի (merji), the older form of մերձ (merj), + -ան- (-an-).

Verb

մերձենամ • (merjenam)  (aorist indicative մերձեցայ)

  1. (intransitive) to approach, to accost, to draw near
  2. (intransitive) to touch
  3. (intransitive) to keep company with, to join, to be united
  4. (intransitive, figuratively) to know, to have carnal connection with

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Armenian: մերձենալ (merjenal)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “մերձենամ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “մերձ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
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