ցավդ տանեմ

Armenian

Alternative forms

ցաւդ տանեմ (cʻawd tanem) — traditional orthography

Etymology

From ցավդ (cʻavd, “your pain”), from ցավ (cʻav, “pain”), and տանեմ (tanem), first person future subjunctive of տանել (tanel, “to take away”). Literally, "I would take away your pain". Compare Georgian შენი ჭირიმე (šeni č̣irime).

Pronunciation

(Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [t͡sʰɑ́vəd tɑném]
- (Eastern Armenian, colloquial) IPA^(key): [t͡sʰɑ́vət tɑném]

(Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [t͡sʰɑvətʰ dɑném]

Phrase

ցավդ տանեմ • (cʻavd tanem)

untranslatable expression of endearment

Synonyms

մեռնեմ ջանիդ (meṙnem ǰanid), մեռնեմ սրտիդ (meṙnem srtid), մեռնեմ սրտիդ կլապաններին (meṙnem srtid klapannerin)

Descendants

Russian: цавт танем (cavt tanem), цаве танем (cave tanem), цавэ танем (cavɛ tanem), цаветанем (cavetanem)

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