to shorten, to cut short, to abridge, to abbreviate;
to lessen, to make short, to render shorter;
to mutilate, to lop;
to retrench, to curtail;
to leave out, to suppress;
to hold back, to withhold;
to hinder, to prevent, to impede, to debar;
to interrupt;
to stop;
to exhaust, to tire or wear out;
— ի կենաց, to put to death, to kill;
— զանձն ի կենաց, to kill oneself, to make away with oneself, to commit suicide;
— զբարբառ ուրուք, to interrupt, to break in upon.