Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Armenian ուղղափառ (ułłapʻaṙ).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

ուղղափառ (uġġapʻaṙ) (superlative ամենաուղղափառ)

  1. orthodox (in religion)
  2. (Christianity) Orthodox

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Noun edit

ուղղափառ (uġġapʻaṙ)

  1. an Orthodox Christian

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Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From ուղիղ (ułił) +‎ -ա- (-a-) +‎ փառք (pʻaṙkʻ). Calque of Ancient Greek ὀρθόδοξος (orthódoxos).

Adjective edit

ուղղափառ (ułłapʻaṙ)

  1. orthodox (in religion)
    Antonym: այլափառ (aylapʻaṙ)

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Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: ուղղափառ (uġġapʻaṙ)

Further reading edit

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “փառք”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, page 482b
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ուղղափառ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ուղղափառ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy