Get to the Root of It! Tutorial 3

1. Get to the Root of It!Tutorial 3 The Lord's Prayer Year of Church and Home 2007

2. The Lord's Prayer • Lord's Prayer Hayr Mer Հայր Մեր “One of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray” (Luke 11:1). And Jesus said, “This, then, is how you should pray: Our Father . . .” (Matthew 6:9). • At the core of our spiritual practice as Armenian Christians • At the core of Church Armenian Some Language Facts: • 7 lines • about 50 words long • 25 distinct root words that account for more than 60% of the core of Church Armenian

3. Text in English In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit (making the sign of the cross)‏ Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. (Said by the Priest) making the sign of the cross Amen. ( = Hebrew for 'so be it')‏

4. Hanun hor yev vortvo yev hokvuyn srpoIn the name of Father and Son and Spirit holy Յանուն = ի + անուն h= 'in' (i > h before vowel) + anun'name' Cognate Key () Armenian and English are distantly related languages, so you may recognize certain words or parts of words. These related words are called cognates. Compare: • hayr mer vor hergins es հայր մեր որ յերկինս ես • our father who art in heaven • i portsutyun ի փորձութիւն into temptation

5. Latin/Greek i/y = Arm. h = Eng. j i/y~h/j correspondence

6. Hanun hor yev vortvo yev hokvuyn srpoIn the name of Father and Son and Spirit holy • Հօր hor 'of the Father' Eng.father paternal • Որդւոյ vortvo 'of the Son'  Eng. parent, part • եւ yev 'and'  Eng. epigram • (p~v as in Stephen Steven)‏ • Հոգւոյն hokvuyn of the Spirit  Eng. heave 'sigh' • h~f~p hayr father paternal • k/g~v/w as in kini wine, guard ward • սրբոյ srpo of the holy (no Eng. cognate, but related to Sanskrit çubhra 'pure, clean')

7. Making the Sign of the Cross

8. 1. Hayr Mer vor hergins esFather our who in heavens are • հայր Hayr = father, paternal • մեր mer =  our, unser, noster • որ vor =  who, Lat. qui/quo • յերկինս herginsh=  in, yergin=heaven, s=(pl.) h-prefix from i 'in' before vowels, i+yergins = hergins (as in i+yergir => hergri, i+anun = >hanun)‏ • ես es =  Lat. es, Fr. es, Spa. estas. -s ending means 'you singular'

9. 2. Surp yeghitsi anun koHallowed be name your • սուրբ surp = 'holy', see Sanskrit çubhra 'clean' • եղիցի yeghitsi = 'be' yeghi 'be' + tsi 'may it' yegh =  Eng. colony, wheel, cycle • gh~l correspondence as in Arm. Boghos=Paul, Arm. agh=salt • անուն anun =  'name' • քո ko =  'thy' as in Lat. tuo (tuo=>kuo=>ko)‏ (also z-kez, z-ken զքեզ, զքէն 'thou' as in Hamenayni, The Thanksgiving Hymn)

10. 3. Yegestse arkayutyun koCome kingdom your Եկեսցէ yegestse = 'come' yeg + estse 'may'  Eng. come, convene g~c/q~v correspondence Arm. gyank 'life' Eng. quick vivacious Arm. ger 'eat' Eng. devour, voracious արքայութիւն arkayutyun = 'kingdom' arkay + utyun  Eng. arch as in monarch 'ruler' (Gk.) and Arm. noun suffix -utyun = Eng. tion Der zorutyants Lord of Hosts yertayk khaghaghutyamp Go in peace քո ko = 'your'  (tuo => kuo > ko)‏

11. 4. Yeghitsin gamk ko vorbes hergins yev hergriLet be will thy as in heaven also on earth եղիցին yeghitsin = let them be  n-suffix = 'they' as in Sp. estan, Lat. exeunt, Fr. sont կամք gamk = 'will' Eng. care, charity, God's caring wish for us,Arm. pare+gam well-wisher որպէս vorbes = vor 'which' + bes 'way' as in inchbes es 'how are you?' յերկինս hergins < h + ergins = 'in heaven' յերկրի hergri < h + ergri = 'on earth' preposition i ի => h յ before vowel

12. 5. z-hats mer hanabazort dur mez aysorBread our daily give us this day զհաց zhats = 'bread'  Eng. food = Lat. pasture, Fr. pain. as in companion 'break bread with', also ênger - 'one who eats with you', hoviv 'one who pastures the ewes', that is, 'shepherd, pastor' h~f~p correspondence մեր mer =  'our' mek='we', mez = 'to us', zmez = 'us', merots= 'our' (Lat. noster, Ger. unser)‏ հանապազորդ hanabazort 'daily' = hanabaz 'continual' + ort = 'ly' տուր dur = 'give'  Eng. donate, -r='do thou!' see danir = 'lead'. այսօր aysor = 'this day' ays=Eng. 'this', or = 'day'

13. 6. Yev togh mez zbardis merand forgive us debts our եւ yev = 'and' թող togh = 'forgive'  Eng. tolerate մեզ mez = 'us' զպարտիս zbardis = 'debt' z- ___ -s = direct object մեր mer =  'our'

14. 6. vorbes yev mek toghumk merots bardabanatsas also we tolerate our debtors որպէս vorbes = 'as' եւ yev ='also' մեք mek = 'we' (not menk as in Mod. Arm.)‏ թողումք toghumk = 'forgive'  Eng. tolerate, Lat. tollis, -mk suffix = 'we', as in havadamk 'we believe' մերոց merots = 'our' պարտապանաց bardabanats = 'debtors', bard='debt' ban='keeper'

15. 7. Yev mi danir zmez i portsutyunand do not give us to peril եւ yev = 'and' մի mi = 'do not' տանիր danir = 'lead'  Eng. donate զմեզ zmez = 'us' z- prefix = direct object ի փորձութիւն i portsutyun = 'temptation‘  Eng. peril + utyun=tion, i =  Eng. into

16. ayl prgya i charebut save from destruction • այլ ayl = 'but'  Eng. else • փրկեա prgya = 'rescue', prgich=savior – ya='do thou!' • ի չարէ i chare = 'evil' 'not' + 'creation', as in ararich 'creator' here, because of -e suffix i = 'from'

17. Zi ko e arkayutyun, yev zorutyun, yev park, havidyans. amen. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. • զի zi = 'for' • արքայութիւն arkayutyun = 'kingdom'  Eng. monarch • զօրութիւն zorutyun = 'power' • փառք park = 'glory' • յաւիտեանս havidyans = 'forever'

18. Practice saying it phrase by phrase Hanun hor yev vortvo yev hokvuyn srpo. Amen. Hayr mer vor hergins es Surp yeghitsi anun ko Yegestse arkayutyun ko Yeghitsin gamk ko vorbes hergins yev hergri z-hats mer hanabazort dur mez aysor yev togh mez zbardis mer vorbes yev mek toghumk merots bardabanats Yev mi danir zmez i portsutyun, ayl prgya i chare. Zi ko e arkayutyun, yev zorutyun, yev park, havidyans, amen.

19. Practice saying it phrase by phrase Հայր մեր, որ յերկինս ես, սուրբ եղիցի անուն քո. Hayr mer vor hergins es surp yeghitsi anun ko Father our who in-heaven are holy be-let-it name your Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; եկեսցէ արքայութիւն քո. եղիցին կամք քո, yegestse arkayutyun ko yeghitsin gamk ko come-let-it kingdom your be-let-it will your thy kingdom come; thy will be done որպէս յերկինս եւ յերկրի: vorbes hergins yev hergri as in-heaven and on-earth on earth as it is in heaven.

20. Practice saying it phrase by phrase Զհաց մեր հանապազորդ տո՛ւր մեզ այսօր. եւ թող մեզ զպարտիս մեր, z-hats mer hanabazort dur mez aysor yev togh mez z-bardis mer bread our everyday give us today and forgive us debts our Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, որպէս եւ մեք թողումք մերոց պարտապանաց. vorbes yev mek toghumk merots bardabanats as also we forgive our-to debtors-to as we forgive our debtors; եւ մի՛ տանիր զմեզ ի փորձութիւն. yev mi danir zmez i portsutyun and don't lead us into temptation and lead us not into temptation;

21. Practice saying it phrase by phrase այլ փրկեա՛ ի չարէ: ayl prg-ya i char-e but save-thou from evil-from but deliver us from evil. Զի քո է արքայութիւն եւ զօրութիւն zi ko e arkayutyun yev zorutyun for yours is kingdom and power For thine is the kingdom and the power եւ փառք յաւիտեանս:Ամէն: yev park havidyans amen and glory forever. Amen.

22. Now Practice Singing

23. Now Practice Singing 2

24. Congratulations! • You have learned the Lord's Prayer in Church Armenian. • review regularly • say daily or several times a day • morning • before meals • at night