քրթմնջեմ

Old Armenian

Etymology

Probably from *մունջ- (*munǰ-, to mutter, murmur), from մունջ (munǰ). The origin of *քրթ- (*kʻrtʻ-) is obscure; it may be related to *քորթ- (*kʻortʻ-) of շողոքորթ (šołokʻortʻ). The whole word has also been compared to Hittite 𒃼𒁲𒈪𒄿𒀀𒀜𒋫𒊑 (kardimiyattari, to be angry)

Verb

քրթմնջեմ • (kʻrtʻmnǰem)

  1. (transitive) to mutter, to murmur, to complain whispering

Conjugation

active
infinitive քրթմնջել (kʻrtʻmnǰel) participle քրթմնջեցեալ, քրթմնջեալ (kʻrtʻmnǰecʻeal, kʻrtʻmnǰeal)
causative aorist stem քրթմնջեց- (kʻrtʻmnǰecʻ-)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative
present քրթմնջեմ (kʻrtʻmnǰem) քրթմնջես (kʻrtʻmnǰes) քրթմնջէ (kʻrtʻmnǰē) քրթմնջեմք (kʻrtʻmnǰemkʻ) քրթմնջէք (kʻrtʻmnǰēkʻ) քրթմնջեն (kʻrtʻmnǰen)
imperfect քրթմնջէի, քրթմնջեի* (kʻrtʻmnǰēi, kʻrtʻmnǰei*) քրթմնջէիր, քրթմնջեիր* (kʻrtʻmnǰēir, kʻrtʻmnǰeir*) քրթմնջէր (kʻrtʻmnǰēr) քրթմնջէաք, քրթմնջեաք* (kʻrtʻmnǰēakʻ, kʻrtʻmnǰeakʻ*) քրթմնջէիք, քրթմնջեիք* (kʻrtʻmnǰēikʻ, kʻrtʻmnǰeikʻ*) քրթմնջէին, քրթմնջեին* (kʻrtʻmnǰēin, kʻrtʻmnǰein*)
aorist քրթմնջեցի (kʻrtʻmnǰecʻi) քրթմնջեցեր (kʻrtʻmnǰecʻer) քրթմնջեաց (kʻrtʻmnǰeacʻ) քրթմնջեցաք (kʻrtʻmnǰecʻakʻ) քրթմնջեցէք, քրթմնջեցիք (kʻrtʻmnǰecʻēkʻ, kʻrtʻmnǰecʻikʻ) քրթմնջեցին (kʻrtʻmnǰecʻin)
subjunctive
present քրթմնջիցեմ (kʻrtʻmnǰicʻem) քրթմնջիցես (kʻrtʻmnǰicʻes) քրթմնջիցէ (kʻrtʻmnǰicʻē) քրթմնջիցեմք (kʻrtʻmnǰicʻemkʻ) քրթմնջիցէք (kʻrtʻmnǰicʻēkʻ) քրթմնջիցեն (kʻrtʻmnǰicʻen)
aorist քրթմնջեցից (kʻrtʻmnǰecʻicʻ) քրթմնջեսցես (kʻrtʻmnǰescʻes) քրթմնջեսցէ (kʻrtʻmnǰescʻē) քրթմնջեսցուք (kʻrtʻmnǰescʻukʻ) քրթմնջեսջիք (kʻrtʻmnǰesǰikʻ) քրթմնջեսցեն (kʻrtʻmnǰescʻen)
imperatives
imperative քրթմնջեա՛ (kʻrtʻmnǰeá) քրթմնջեցէ՛ք (kʻrtʻmnǰecʻḗkʻ)
cohortative քրթմնջեսջի՛ր (kʻrtʻmnǰesǰír) քրթմնջեսջի՛ք (kʻrtʻmnǰesǰíkʻ)
prohibitive մի՛ քրթմնջեր (mí kʻrtʻmnǰer) մի՛ քրթմնջէք (mí kʻrtʻmnǰēkʻ)
  • rare

Derived terms

  • քարթընջումն (kʻartʻənǰumn)
  • քրթմնջանք (kʻrtʻmnǰankʻ)
  • քրթմնջիւն (kʻrtʻmnǰiwn)
  • քրթմնջող (kʻrtʻmnǰoł)
  • քրթմնջումն (kʻrtʻmnǰumn)

Descendants

  • Armenian: քրթմնջալ (kʻrtʻmnǰal)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “քրթմնջեմ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “քրթմնջեմ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “քրթմնջել”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 486