բորբոքեմ

Old Armenian

Etymology

From բորբոք (borbokʻ).

Verb

բորբոքեմ • (borbokʻem)  (aorist indicative բորբոքեցի)

  1. (transitive) to set on fire, to kindle, to inflame
  2. (transitive) to fan the flame
  3. (mediopassive, intransitive) to be inflamed, kindled, to flame, to crackle
    • 5th century, with changes and additions in later centuries, Baroyaxōs [Physiologus] Earliest recension (TR).4.1–2:[1]
      Զի են եւ քարինք ինչ հրահանաց արու եւ էգ․ մինչեւ բացեայ ի միմեանց են, չհարկանի ուրէք հրդեհ. ապա թէ մաւտիցի արուն յէգն, հուր բորբոքի եւ այրէ զվայրս բազումս։
      Zi en ew kʻarinkʻ inčʻ hrahanacʻ aru ew ēg; minčʻew bacʻeay i mimeancʻ en, čʻharkani urēkʻ hrdeh. apa tʻē mawticʻi arun yēgn, hur borbokʻi ew ayrē zvayrs bazums.
      • Translation by Gohar Muradyan
        There exist certain fire-striking stones, male and female. As long as they are separate from one another, nowhere fire is lit, but if the male approaches the female, it sets fire and burns many places.
  4. (mediopassive, intransitive) to be in a passion; to be mad

Conjugation

active
infinitive բորբոքել (borbokʻel) participle բորբոքեցեալ, բորբոքեալ (borbokʻecʻeal, borbokʻeal)
causative բորբոքեցուցանեմ (borbokʻecʻucʻanem) aorist stem բորբոքեց- (borbokʻecʻ-)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative
present բորբոքեմ (borbokʻem) բորբոքես (borbokʻes) բորբոքէ (borbokʻē) բորբոքեմք (borbokʻemkʻ) բորբոքէք (borbokʻēkʻ) բորբոքեն (borbokʻen)
imperfect բորբոքէի, բորբոքեի* (borbokʻēi, borbokʻei*) բորբոքէիր, բորբոքեիր* (borbokʻēir, borbokʻeir*) բորբոքէր (borbokʻēr) բորբոքէաք, բորբոքեաք* (borbokʻēakʻ, borbokʻeakʻ*) բորբոքէիք, բորբոքեիք* (borbokʻēikʻ, borbokʻeikʻ*) բորբոքէին, բորբոքեին* (borbokʻēin, borbokʻein*)
aorist բորբոքեցի (borbokʻecʻi) բորբոքեցեր (borbokʻecʻer) բորբոքեաց (borbokʻeacʻ) բորբոքեցաք (borbokʻecʻakʻ) բորբոքեցէք, բորբոքեցիք (borbokʻecʻēkʻ, borbokʻecʻikʻ) բորբոքեցին (borbokʻecʻin)
subjunctive
present բորբոքիցեմ (borbokʻicʻem) բորբոքիցես (borbokʻicʻes) բորբոքիցէ (borbokʻicʻē) բորբոքիցեմք (borbokʻicʻemkʻ) բորբոքիցէք (borbokʻicʻēkʻ) բորբոքիցեն (borbokʻicʻen)
aorist բորբոքեցից (borbokʻecʻicʻ) բորբոքեսցես (borbokʻescʻes) բորբոքեսցէ (borbokʻescʻē) բորբոքեսցուք (borbokʻescʻukʻ) բորբոքեսջիք (borbokʻesǰikʻ) բորբոքեսցեն (borbokʻescʻen)
imperatives
imperative բորբոքեա՛ (borbokʻeá) բորբոքեցէ՛ք (borbokʻecʻḗkʻ)
cohortative բորբոքեսջի՛ր (borbokʻesǰír) բորբոքեսջի՛ք (borbokʻesǰíkʻ)
prohibitive մի՛ բորբոքեր (mí borbokʻer) մի՛ բորբոքէք (mí borbokʻēkʻ)
  • rare
mediopassive
infinitive բորբոքել, բորբոքիլ* (borbokʻel, borbokʻil*) participle բորբոքեցեալ, բորբոքեալ (borbokʻecʻeal, borbokʻeal)
causative բորբոքեցուցանեմ (borbokʻecʻucʻanem) aorist stem բորբոքեց- (borbokʻecʻ-)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative
present բորբոքիմ (borbokʻim) բորբոքիս (borbokʻis) բորբոքի (borbokʻi) բորբոքիմք (borbokʻimkʻ) բորբոքիք (borbokʻikʻ) բորբոքին (borbokʻin)
imperfect բորբոքէի (borbokʻēi) բորբոքէիր (borbokʻēir) բորբոքէր, բորբոքիւր (borbokʻēr, borbokʻiwr) բորբոքէաք (borbokʻēakʻ) բորբոքէիք (borbokʻēikʻ) բորբոքէին (borbokʻēin)
aorist բորբոքեցայ (borbokʻecʻay) բորբոքեցար (borbokʻecʻar) բորբոքեցաւ (borbokʻecʻaw) բորբոքեցաք (borbokʻecʻakʻ) բորբոքեցայք (borbokʻecʻaykʻ) բորբոքեցան (borbokʻecʻan)
subjunctive
present բորբոքիցիմ (borbokʻicʻim) բորբոքիցիս (borbokʻicʻis) բորբոքիցի (borbokʻicʻi) բորբոքիցիմք (borbokʻicʻimkʻ) բորբոքիցիք (borbokʻicʻikʻ) բորբոքիցին (borbokʻicʻin)
aorist բորբոքեցայց (borbokʻecʻaycʻ) բորբոքեսցիս (borbokʻescʻis) բորբոքեսցի (borbokʻescʻi) բորբոքեսցուք (borbokʻescʻukʻ) բորբոքեսջիք (borbokʻesǰikʻ) բորբոքեսցին (borbokʻescʻin)
imperatives
imperative բորբոքեա՛ց (borbokʻeácʻ) բորբոքեցարո՛ւք (borbokʻecʻarúkʻ)
cohortative բորբոքեսջի՛ր (borbokʻesǰír) բորբոքեսջի՛ք (borbokʻesǰíkʻ)
prohibitive մի՛ բորբոքիր (mí borbokʻir) մի՛ բորբոքիք (mí borbokʻikʻ)
  • post-classical

Descendants

  • Armenian: բորբոքել (borbokʻel)

References

  1. ^ Muradyan, Gohar (2005) Physiologus: The Greek and Armenian Versions with a Study of Translation Technique (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 6)‎[1], Leuven – Paris – Dudley: Peeters, pages 93, 143

Further reading

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