գնալ

From Old Armenian գնամ (gnam).

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• (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [ɡənɑ́l]
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գնալ • (gnal)

1. to go

   գնա մեռիր՝ արի սիրեմ ― gna meṙir, ari sirem ― to value someone’s worth after they pass away, instead of valuing them when they are alive

   գնաս (գնա) բարով ― gnas (gna) barov ― Bon voyage! Safe travels!

   գնա գործիդ ― gna gorcid ― Go away! Mind your own business!

   գնալը լինի, գալը չլինի / գնաս՝ չգաս ― gnalə lini, galə čʻlini / gnas, čʻgas ― (curse) to not wish for someone’s return, wishing someone will not come back

2. to go away, to leave, to depart
3. to go out
4. to attend, to go (e.g., school)

   դպրոց գնալ ― dprocʻ gnal ― to go to school

5. to go into, to enter
6. to be buried, to be thrust, to sink

   ...մինչև ծնկները գնաց հողի մեջ… (Հ. Թումանյան) ― ...minčʻew cnknerə gnacʻ hoġi meǰ… (H. Tʻumanyan) ― ...he sank into the ground to his knees... (H. Tumanyan)

7. to pass, to pass through, to go through
8. to flow, to stream
9. to move, to relocate
10. to roll
11. to migrate (e.g., of birds)
12. to move (e.g., of a car, bus, tram)
13. to occur, to take place
14. to continue, to go on
15. to pass, to vanish, to go away
16. to be spent, to be worn (e.g, of money or clothes)
17. to be used, to be used up
18. to be destroyed, to be ruined
19. to die
20. to decrease, to lessen
21. to marry (of a woman)
22. to display, to exhibit, to perform
23. to handle, to manage
24. to make a move (in games)
25. (colloquial) to sell

• երթալ (ertʻal), (dialectal) էթալ (ētʻal)

• գալ (gal)

գնալ • (gnal)

1. infinitive of գնամ (gnam)