քաւեմ

Old Armenian

Etymology

From քաւ (kʿaw).

Verb

քաւեմ • (kʿawem)  (aorist indicative քաւեցի)

  1. to expiate, to atone for
    Աստուա՛ծ, քաւեա՛ զիս զմեղս իւրսAstuác, kʿaweá zis zmełs iwrsGod, be merciful to me, a sinner
    քաւեալ եմ եսkʿaweal em esI am innocent
  2. to justify
  3. to propitiate, to satisfy, to conciliate, to render favorable or propitious

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Armenian: քավել (kʿavel)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʿeay (1879), քաւեմ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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