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կապէնք

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From Middle Iranian *kāpēn +‎ (-kʻ); compare Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (kʾp̄yn' /⁠kābēn⁠/), Persian کابین (kâbin), کابن (kâben), کاوین (kâvin, marriage-portion, dowry).

Noun

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կապէնք (kapēnkʻpl

  1. price of prostitution

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: կապենք (kapenkʻ)

Further reading

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “կապէն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 524b
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “կապէնք”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 165
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “կապէնք”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy