verblist

Verb list

The verb list is taken from Boyacioglu 2010. He provides a list of 3257 verbs and notes their conjugation class. This folder contains a modified version of his verb list. The modifications are explained in the modifications file.

Types of verb list files

In this folder, there are two types of files:

1. verblist_arm: Verb list is presented in the Armenian script.
2. verblist_trans: Verb list is presented in its transliterated form.

The files have both xlsx and tsv versions. The transliterated forms are generated based on the transliteration key.

Structure of a verb list

The structure of a paradigm file looks like the following. This is taken from the transliterated verblist_trans file.

Index	Verb	Class number	Subclass	Example lemma	Stem	Regularity	Initial segment	Regular category	Affix	Translation	Transitivity
1	akut͡sel	1		erkel	akut͡s	Regular	V	E-Class	-e		Transitive
...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
207	paʒnvil	4	Passive	zzvil	paʒn	Regular	C	Passive	-vil	To divide...	Intransitive
...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...

Verbs are listed starting from the second row. The first row describes the information provided in every column:

1. Index: Unique index of a verb, ranging from 1 to 3257
2. Verb: Citation form of the verb, usually the infinitival, such as akut͡sel.
3. Class number: Class number of the verb.
4. Subclass: Subclass of the verb's class. If a verb's class doesn't have any subclasses, the value in this column is blank.
5. Example lemma: Every class or subclass has an example lemma which is used in the paradigm files. For Class 1 verbs, the example lemma is erkel.
6. Stem: Stem of the citation form. This is usually the verb minus its infinitival suffix, such as erk.
7. Regularity: Verbs belong to classes which have different degrees of regularity. Possible values are Regular, Archaic, Irregular, Suppletive, and Defective.
8. Initial segment: The initial segment of all the lemmas of a class can either be a vowel V or a consonant C.
9. Regular category: If a verb belongs to a regular class, this field provides its basic category. Possible values are E-Class, I-Class, A-Class, Causative,Passive, Inchoative, or blank.
10. Affix: The sequence of segments which follows the stem.
11. Translation: A translation of the verb taken from Kouyoumdjian 1970 "A Comprehensive Dictionary Armenian-English", available on Nayiri. If the translation was a redirection to another Armenian word, then we translated that verb too. If a verb is not listed in Kouyoumdjian, then we omit a translation. Of the 3258 verbs from Boyacioglu 2010, 2749 did not appear in Kouyoumdjian and were not translated.
12. Transitivity: The transitivity of the verb. Possible values are Intranstive, Transitive, Both, or Neither. The transitivity values are mostly taken from Kouyoumdjian 1970 with some additions and modifications, discussed in the modifications file.