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Etymology edit

From Armenian ափսե (apʻse), from Old Armenian ափսէ (apʻsē), from Ancient Greek ἁψίς (hapsís, any curved form; wheel; disc).

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апс (aps)

  1. dish, plate, saucer

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References edit

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ափսէ”, 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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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish حبس (haps), from Arabic حَبْس (ḥabs).

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  • IPA(key): [aps]
  • (file)

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апс (apsm

  1. (colloquial, archaic) jail
    • 1941, Георги Трайчевъ, Книга за мияцитѣ (историко-географски очеркъ)[1], София, 13. Учебното дѣло:
      Около 20 августъ 1907 година били задигнати, като „апсове" за откупъ въ Малестя Божилъ п. Данаиловъ и Василъ Серафимовъ отъ водителя на арнаутската разбойническа банда, Рамъ Дукъ, родомъ отъ с. Стушанъ, единъ и половина часъ далечъ отъ гр. Дебъръ на западъ прѣко Дримъ.
      Okolo 20 avgust 1907 godina bili zadignati, kato „apsove" za otkup v Malestja Božil p. Danailov i Vasil Serafimov ot voditelja na arnautskata razbojničeska banda, Ram Duk, rodom ot s. Stušan, edin i polovina čas daleč ot gr. Debǎr na zapad prěko Drim.
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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish حبس (haps), from Arabic حَبْس (ḥabs).

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Noun edit

апс (apsm

  1. (colloquial, archaic) jail

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а̏пс m (Latin spelling ȁps)

  1. Alternative form of ха̏пс

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