ցավդ տանեմ

Armenian

Alternative forms

ցաւդ տանեմ (cʿawd tanem) — traditional orthography spelling

Etymology

From ցավդ (cʿavd, “your pain”), from ցավ (cʿav, “pain”), and տանեմ (tanem), first person future subjunctive of տանել (tanel, “to take away”). Literally, "I would take away your pain". Compare Georgian შენი ჭირიმე (šeni č̣irime).

Pronunciation

(Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sʰɑvəd tɑˈnem]
- (Eastern Armenian, colloquial) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sʰɑvət tɑˈnem]

(Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sʰɑvətʰ dɑˈnem]

Phrase

ցավդ տանեմ • (cʿavd tanem)

untranslatable expression of endearment

Synonyms

մեռնեմ ջանիդ (meṙnem ǰanid), մեռնեմ սրտիդ (meṙnem srtid), մեռնեմ սրտիդ կլապաններին (meṙnem srtid klapannerin)

Descendants

Russian: цавт танем (cavt tanem), цаве танем (cave tanem), цавэ танем (cavɛ tanem), цаветанем (cavetanem)

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