յամեմ

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the root յամ- (yam-).

Verb

յամեմ • (yamem)  (aorist indicative յամեցի)

  1. (intransitive) to delay, to retard, to defer, to remain, to procrastinate
    յամել ի հաղորդութէնէ ― yamel i hałordutʻēnē ― not to receive often the Holy Sacrament
  2. (intransitive) to tarry, to stay, to dally, to loiter, to lag, to while
    յամել ի գինւոջ ― yamel i ginwoǰ ― to continue drinking; to remain long over one's cup
  3. (intransitive) to wait, to be patient
  4. (transitive) to retard, to defer, to delay, to put off, to procrastinate
    տէր իմ յամէ զգալ ― tēr im yamē zgal ― my lord delayeth his coming

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Armenian: համել (hamel), համենալ (hamenal)

References

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