Church Armenian Cognate Key

Get to the root of it!

Armenian and English are related, so you may recognize the
cognates in parentheses. These words make up 70% of
Holy Communion Service.
1. Asdvadz God
2. , orhnya, orhnyal bless, blessed
3. i, h in
4. , es, e you are, is
5. im my
6. , , ko, kez, tu your, you (thou)
7. , ink, yur him, his
8. , , mer, mek, mez our, we, us
9. hayr father, paternal
10. vorti son (parent part)
11. hoki spirit (heave/sigh)
12. togh forgive (tolerate)
13. portsutyun temptation (peril)
14. , prgya, prgich rescue, savior
15. ararich creator
16. char evil (ch=not, ar=create, destroy ararich)
17. park i partsuns glory in the
highest (iceberg)
18. , , dur, da give, give over (donate)
19. khach cross
20. marmin body
21. hats bread (food, pasture)
22. aryun blood
23. kini wine
24. karn lamb (ward, guard)
25. luys light (luster) lusavorich (light bearer)
26. , vor, ov which, who
27. kovemk we praise
28. kohanamk we thank
29. , li, ltsak full, we are full (plenty)
30. madik approach (meet)
31. havad faith
32. huys hope
33. ser love
34. shnork grace (shnorhagal thanks, gracias)
35. , yegir, yegyal came (convene)
36. , gyank, getso live, save (quick, vital)
37. , gerek, geragur eat (devour)
38. miayn one, one another (mono)
39. amenayn all (same)
40. unt with (and, under)
41. megha I have sinned (malice)
42. yegeghetsi church (ecclesiastic)
43. arpek drink (absorb)
44. merelots dead (mortal)
45. nor new
46. mech in midst, as in Brit. Eng. 'immejately'
47. ver up (over)
48. tur door
49. takavor king (crown-bearer)
50. yev and (10% of text) 'on top of ' epi (p=>v)
Hayr mer The Lord's Prayer
, , :
h-anun Hor yev Vortv-o yev Hokv-uyn Srp-o
in name Father-of and Son-of and Spirit-of Holy-of
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the
Holy Spirit.
, ,
Hayr mer vor hergins es
Father our who in-heaven are
Our Father, who art in heaven,
.
surp yeghitsi anun ko
holy be-let-it name your
hallowed be thy name;
.
yegestse arkayutyun ko
come-let-it kingdom your
thy kingdom come;
,
yeghitsin gamk ko
be-let-it will your
thy will be done
:
vorbes hergins yev hergri
as in-heaven and on-earth
on earth as it is in heaven.
.
z-hats mer hanabazort dur mez aysor
bread our everyday give us today
Give us this day our daily bread;
,
yev togh mez z-bardis mer
and forgive us debts our
and forgive us our debts,
.
vorbes yev mek toghumk merots bardabanats
as also we forgive our-to debtors-to
as we forgive our debtors;
.
yev mi danir zmez i portsutyun
and don't lead us into temptation
and lead us not into temptation;
:
ayl prg-ya i char-e
but save-thou from evil-from
but deliver us from evil.

zi ko e arkayutyun yev zorutyun
for yours is kingdom and power
For thine is the kingdom and the power
: :
yev park havidyans amen
and glory forever. Amen.