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քաղեմ

քաղեմ

Old Armenian

Verb

քաղեմ (kʿałem)  (aorist indicative քաղեցի)

  1. to pick, to pluck up, to take away; to draw, to extract
    սկսաւ ոգի նորա քաղիլ ի նմանէsksaw ogi nora kʿałil i nmanē ― he began to faint away
    լոյս իմ քաղիloys im kʿałi ― my life is consuming
    քաղել զոգիս, զշունչ ուրուքkʿałel zogis, zšunčʿ urukʿ ― to keep in suspense, to amuse, to keep at bay
    քաղել բանս ի բերանոյ ուրուքkʿałel bans i beranoy urukʿ ― to catch something out of one's mouth; (figuratively) to get, to obtain his secret surreptitiously
  2. to gather, to gather together, to collect, to assemble, to amass
  3. to construct a building tapering from bottom to top

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References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), քաղեմ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), քաղեմ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), քաղ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935