Բառերուն միւս երեսը (Բ)
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1994
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As was the case in the previous article (see: HAR, vol. 13, 1993, pp. 11–26), in this article too the author delves deep into the meaning of various Armenian words, which have played an important role in the development of thought and spiritual growth of the Armenian people. Father Granian studies the why, when and how of certain word-groups, such as:
1. Kamk (will)–kamil (to will)–pet (master)–glookh (head),
2. Ashkharh (world)–ashkharh (universe),
3. Harts (problem)–khendir (question),
4. Tesanel (to see)–ditel (to watch)–hayil (to gaze at)–nayil (to look),
5. Hantsel (the entreat)–khendrel (to implore)–aghachel (to beseech)–paghall (to supplicate)–agherel (to pray),
6. Ishkhel (to rule)–tagavorel (to reign)–tirel (to dominate)–haghtel (to conquer)
After examining the real content of each expression in detail, Father Granian concludes that “no nation, no people creates a word if it has not felt its need. No people has created two words to express the same reality. Each word is the fruit of a need. Nations do not have extra words in the genealogy of their existence. No language has twin words in sense and content, [but] if it has, one or the other has unconditionally to be foreign… Languages live by renovating themselves.”
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Կռանեան, Ա., «Բառերուն միւս երեսը (Բ)», «Հայկազեան հայագիտական հանդէս», 1994, Պէյրութ, էջ 197-217