Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From ապա (apa, then, afterwards) +‎ գամ (gam, to come). Must have been modelled on an Ancient Greek word post-classically. Compare պարագայ (paragay).

Noun

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ապագայ (apagay)

  1. future

Declension

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Adjective

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ապագայ (apagay)

  1. that is to come, future, posterior

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: ապագա (apaga)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ապագայ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ապա”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page գալ