ազաբ

Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Armenian ազապ (azap), ultimately from Arabic عَزَب (ʕazab, celibate, single, unmarried).

Pronunciation

  • (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /aˈzab/ [ɑˈzɑb] invalid IPA characters (//[])
  • (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /aˈzap/ [ɑˈzɑpʰ] invalid IPA characters (//[])
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Adjective

ազաբ • (azab) (dialectal)

  1. unmarried, single
    Synonym: ամուրի (amuri)

Declension

Noun

ազաբ • (azab) (dialectal)

  1. unmarried young man or woman
  2. (dated) servant
  3. unmarried young man who accompanies the groom during a wedding, best man
    Synonym: ազապբաշի (azapbaši)

Declension

Derived terms

References

  • Aġayan, Ēduard (1976) “ազաբ”, in Ardi hayereni bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: Hayastan, page 4b
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