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քունեմ

քունեմ

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Verb

քունեմ (kʿunem)  (aorist indicative քունեցի)

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

Conjugation

Usage notes

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

Descendants

References

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