Old Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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The origin is uncertain.

Noun

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քնին (kʻnin) indeclinable

  1. examination
    ի քնին առնուլi kʻnin aṙnulto examine, to consider, to ponder; to argue, to discuss
    ի քնին գալi kʻnin galto be examined, criticized
    ի քնին արկանել, մտանել, լինելi kʻnin arkanel, mtanel, linelto examine, to study, to criticize

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References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “քնին”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “քնին”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “քնին”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press