վասն

Old Armenian

Etymology

From an Iranian word of the form *wasn. Compare Parthian 𐫇𐫘𐫗𐫀𐫅 (wsnʾd /⁠wasnāδ⁠/, on account of, concerning, for, about), Old Persian 𐎺𐏁𐎴𐎠 (v-š-n-a /⁠vašnā⁠/, due to, thanks to), Avestan 𐬭𐬈-𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬀 (re-uuasna, desire), and Mazanderani [script needed] (vosən, for, on account of).

Preposition

վասն • (vasn)

  1. (with genitive) for, by reason of, for the sake of, on account of, in consideration of, considering, touching, concerning, upon the subject of; as to, as for, with respect to
    վասն սիրոյն Աստուածոյvasn siroyn Astuacoyfor the love of God
    վասն իմvasn imfor me, for my sake; as for me, for my part
    վասն թեթեւ ինչ յանցանացvasn tʻetʻew inčʻ yancʻanacʻfor a slight fault
    վասն երկիւղիvasn erkiwłifor fear of
    վասն ընտրելոցvasn əntrelocʻin favour of the elect
    վասն զիvasn zifor, because, wherefore
    վասն է՞րvasn ē?rwhy? for what reason?
    վասն այնր/այնորիկ, վասն այդր/այդորիկ, վասն այսր/այսորիկvasn aynr/aynorik, vasn aydr/aydorik, vasn aysr/aysorikfor that reason, therefore, to that end, on that account
    վասն ո՞յրvasn o?yrfor which? for whom?
    վասն որոյvasn oroywhy, therefore, by reason of which, consequently, wherefore
    վասն անգիտութեանvasn angitutʻeanthrough ignorance, ignorantly
    վասն խաչի քո պատուականիvasn xačʻi kʻo patuakaniby means of Thy most precious Cross, through Thy intercession
    վասն մեղացնvasn mełacʻnsin-or trespass-offering

References

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