քաւ

Old Armenian

Etymology

Likely from Proto-Indo-European *tweh₂-wo- (“whole”) and cognate with Ancient Greek σῶς (sôs), σάος (sáos), σόος (sóos, “safe, sound, unharmed”).[1] For the sound change compare քեզ (kʻez), քո (kʻo), քառ (kʻaṙ).

Alternatively, connected with Latin caveo (“to take precautions, beware, take care”).[2]

Noun

քաւ • (kʻaw) indeclinable

  1. expiation, atonement, redemption
    քա՜ւ յինէն ― kʻa!w yinēn ― far be it from me, God save me!
    քա՜ւ լիցի ինձ ի Տեառնէ ― kʻa!w licʻi inj i Teaṙnē ― God preserve me!
    քա՜ւ քեզ, քա՜ւ լիցի, քա՜ւ մի լիցի ― kʻa!w kʻez, kʻa!w licʻi, kʻa!w mi licʻi ― no! God forbid!
    քա՜ւ լիցի քեզ ― kʻa!w licʻi kʻez ― far be such thoughts from thee
    քա՜ւ լիցի մեզ ― kʻa!w licʻi mez ― we will not, we don't like
    քա՜ւ ի մէնջ ― kʻa!w i mēnǰ ― God preserve us, God save us
    օն անդր, քա՜ւ լիցի ― ōn andr, kʻa!w licʻi ― oh! never fye! fye upon it!

Derived terms
  • անքաւելի (ankʻaweli)
  • մեղսաքաւիչ (mełsakʻawičʻ)
  • մեղսաքաւող (mełsakʻawoł)
  • մեղսաքաւութիւն (mełsakʻawutʻiwn)
  • քաւաբեր (kʻawaber)
  • քաւարան (kʻawaran)
  • քաւարար (kʻawarar)
  • քաւեմ (kʻawem)
  • քաւիչ (kʻawičʻ)
  • քաւութիւն (kʻawutʻiwn)
  • քաւութիւնաբեր (kʻawutʻiwnaber)
  • քաւչական (kʻawčʻakan)
  • քաւչապետ (kʻawčʻapet)
  • քաւչապետաբար (kʻawčʻapetabar)
  • քաւչապետական (kʻawčʻapetakan)
  • քաւչապետեմ (kʻawčʻapetem)

Descendants
  • Armenian: քավ (kʻav)

References
  1. Godel, Robert (1984) “Une concordance lexicale gréco-arménienne”, in Cahiers Ferdinand de Saussure‎ (in French), volume 38, pages 291–293
  2. Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “քաւ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, pages 565–566

Further reading
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “քաւ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Clackson, James (1994) The linguistic relationship between Armenian and Greek (Publications of the Philological Society; 30), Oxford, Cambridge: Blackwell, pages 177–178
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “քաւ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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