հավակնել

Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Armenian յաւակնիմ (yawaknim).

Pronunciation

Verb

հավակնել (havaknel)

  1. to aspire to acquire something (e.g., position or status), to pretend, to lay claim to
    Նա հավակնում է վարչապետի պաշտոնին։Na havaknum ē varčʿapeti paštonin.He aspires to the post of prime minister.

Inflection

References

  • Aġayan, Ēduard (1976), հավակնել”, in Ardi hayereni bacʿatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan
  • հավակնել”, in Žamanakakicʿ hayocʿ lezvi bacʿatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, 1969–1980
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