նստիմ

Old Armenian

Etymology

From նիստ (nist).

Verb

նստիմ • (nstim)  (aorist indicative նստայ)

  1. (intransitive) to sit down, to be seated
    նստել ի սեղան ― nstel i sełan ― to sit down to table
    շուրջ նստել զքաղաքաւ ― šurǰ nstel zkʻałakʻaw ― to besiege, to blockade, to block up
    ի դարան նստել ― i daran nstel ― to lie in ambush, in wait; to plot
  2. (intransitive) to repose
    նստել յինքեան ― nstel yinkʻean ― to retire from business, to live alone
    նստել ի վերայ աւանդի ― nstel i veray awandi ― to neglect one's deposit
  3. (intransitive) to lodge, to reside, to dwell; to be settled, to be resident
    նստել զօրաց ― nstel zōracʻ ― to be encamped, to encamp
  4. (intransitive) to take a dump, to poo
    նստել յաթոռ ի պէտս ― nstel yatʻoṙ i pēts ― to go to stool, to evacuate

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Armenian: նստել (nstel)

Verb

նստիմ • (nstim)

  1. mediopassive of նստեմ (nstem)

References

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