Indicative
Past Perfective
| 1st sing. | եղէ |
| 2nd sing. | եղեր |
| 3rd sing. | եղեւ |
| 1st plur. | եղաք; եղեաք |
| 2nd plur. | եղէք |
| 3rd plur. | եղեն |
Past Perfective
| 1st sing. | eghe |
| 2nd sing. | egher |
| 3rd sing. | eghew |
| 1st plur. | eghak`; egheak` |
| 2nd plur. | eghek` |
| 3rd plur. | eghen |
Past Imperfective
| 1st sing. | լինէի |
| 2nd sing. | լինէիր |
| 3rd sing. | լինէր; լինիւր |
| 1st plur. | լինէաք |
| 2nd plur. | լինէիք |
| 3rd plur. | լինէին |
Past Imperfective
| 1st sing. | linei |
| 2nd sing. | lineir |
| 3rd sing. | liner; liniwr |
| 1st plur. | lineak` |
| 2nd plur. | lineik` |
| 3rd plur. | linein |
Present
| 1st sing. | լինիմ |
| 2nd sing. | լինիս |
| 3rd sing. | լինի |
| 1st plur. | լինիմք |
| 2nd plur. | լինիք |
| 3rd plur. | լինին |
Present
| 1st sing. | linim |
| 2nd sing. | linis |
| 3rd sing. | lini |
| 1st plur. | linimk` |
| 2nd plur. | linik` |
| 3rd plur. | linin |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | լինիցիմ |
| 2nd sing. | լինիցիս |
| 3rd sing. | լինիցի |
| 1st plur. | լինիցիմք |
| 2nd plur. | լինիցիք |
| 3rd plur. | լինիցին |
Present
| 1st sing. | linits`im |
| 2nd sing. | linits`is |
| 3rd sing. | linits`i |
| 1st plur. | linits`imk` |
| 2nd plur. | linits`ik` |
| 3rd plur. | linits`in |
Past Perfective
| 1st sing. | եղէց |
| 2nd sing. | եղիցիս; եղիցես; լիցիս |
| 3rd sing. | եղիցի; լիցի |
| 1st plur. | եղիցուք; լիցուք |
| 2nd plur. | եղիջիք; լիջիք |
| 3rd plur. | եղիցին; լիցին |
Past Perfective
| 1st sing. | eghets` |
| 2nd sing. | eghits`is; eghits`es; lits`is |
| 3rd sing. | eghits`i; lits`i |
| 1st plur. | eghits`owk`; lits`owk` |
| 2nd plur. | eghijik`; lijik` |
| 3rd plur. | eghits`in; lits`in |
Imperative
Affirmative
| 2nd sing. | լե՛ր |
| 2nd plur. | լերո՛ւք |
Affirmative
| 2nd sing. | le'r |
| 2nd plur. | lero'wk` |
Negative
| 2nd sing. | մի՛ լինիր |
| 2nd plur. | մի՛ լինիք |
Negative
| 2nd sing. | mi' linir |
| 2nd plur. | mi' linik` |
Optative
| 2nd sing. | եղիջի՛ր |
| 2nd plur. | լիջի՛ք |
| 2nd sing. | eghiji'r |
| 2nd plur. | liji'k` |
Etymology
From earlier *լէնիմ (*lēnim), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *ḱleyn-, from *ḱley- (“to lean”). The verb is suppletive: part of the conjugation is filled by forms of եղանիմ (ełanim).
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