ապաւէն

Old Armenian

Etymology

Probably an Iranian borrowing, but the exact source is uncertain.

Noun

ապաւէն • (apawēn)

  1. person to rely on
  2. asylum, refuge, retreat

Declension

Derived terms

  • անապաւէն (anapawēn)
  • ապաւինեմ (apawinem)
  • ապաւինեցուցանեմ (apawinecʻucʻanem)
  • ապաւինիմ (apawinim)
  • ապաւինութիւն (apawinutʻiwn)

Descendants

  • Armenian: ապավեն (apaven)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ապաւէն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ապաւէն”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ապաւէն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
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