Armenian edit

Etymology edit

Modification of older Ռափայել (Ṙapʻayel) under the influence of European languages where this name is usually pronounced with an [f].

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Ռաֆայել (Ṙafayel) (traditional orthography spelling Ռաֆայէլ)

  1. a male given name, Rafayel. Equivalent to Raphael
  2. (biblical) Raphael

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References edit

  • Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1948) “Ռափայէլ”, in Hayocʻ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Personal Names of Armenians] (Erewani petakan hamalsaran. Gitakan ašxatutʻyunner; 26) (in Armenian), volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, page 315