կալում

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

  • կալնում (kalnum) (post-classical)
  • կալլում (kallum) (post-classical)

Etymology

The root is կալ- (kal-), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷw-əl-, from *gʷew- (“to bend”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἐγ-γυαλίζω (eg-gualízō, “put into the palm of the hand”) and Latin vola (“palm”).

Verb

կալում • (kalum)  (aorist indicative կալի)

  1. to take, to lay hold of, to seize; to arrest
  2. to subjugate, to rule over
  3. to succeed

Usage notes

This verb fills part of the conjugation of ունիմ (unim, “I have”).

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “կալում”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “կալում”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “կալ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
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