յենում

Old Armenian

Etymology

The origin is uncertain. Related to նեցուկ (necʻuk).

Verb

յենում • (yenum)  (aorist indicative յեցայ)

  1. (intransitive) to lean upon, on or against
    յենուլ յորմնyenul yormnto lean against the wall
    յենուլ ի ծառyenul i caṙto lean or set one's back against a tree
    յենուլ արմկամբyenul armkambto lean on one's elbow; to rest one's elbows on
    յենուլ ի ցուպyenul i cʻupto lean upon a stick
    կալ դատարկ յեցեալ յինչkal datark yecʻeal yinčʻto loll
    յենուլ ի ցուպ եղեգնեայyenul i cʻup ełegneayto trust to a broken reed, to hope in, to rely or depend upon one who has no power, no interest
  2. (intransitive, figuratively) to confide in, to rely on, to trust, to put one's trust or confidence in, to be based or grounded on
    յենուլ յոքyenul yokʻto rely, to depend upon a man's power, credit or protection
    յենուլ ի ծերութիւնyenul i cerutʻiwnto advance or grow in years, to age, to become or get old
    յենուլ ի հպարտութիւն ամբարտաւանութեանyenul i hpartutʻiwn ambartawanutʻeanto grow proud, to be puffed up
    յենուլ ի վաղակաւորնyenul i vałakawornto unsheathe, to draw a sword
    ամեն ինչ ի նա յեցեալ կայamen inčʻ i na yecʻeal kayall depends upon him, all hope is in him
    յեցի՛ր յիսyecʻír yislean upon me

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • յեց (yecʻ)
  • յեցամիտ (yecʻamit)
  • յեցուկ (yecʻuk)
  • յեցուցանեմ (yecʻucʻanem)
  • որմայեց (ormayecʻ)

Descendants

  • Armenian: հենվել (henvel), հենել (henel)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “յենում”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “յենում”, 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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