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ապաւէն

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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

Noun

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ապաւէն (apawēn)

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

Declension

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i-a-type
singular plural
nominative ապաւէն (apawēn) ապաւէնք (apawēnkʻ)
genitive ապաւինի (apawini) ապաւինաց (apawinacʻ)
dative ապաւինի (apawini) ապաւինաց (apawinacʻ)
accusative ապաւէն (apawēn) ապաւէնս (apawēns)
ablative ապաւինէ (apawinē) ապաւինաց (apawinacʻ)
instrumental ապաւինաւ (apawinaw) ապաւինաւք = ապաւինօք (apawinawkʻ = apawinōkʻ)
locative ապաւինի (apawini) ապաւէնս (apawēns)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: ապավեն (apaven)

References

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  • 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