Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

Probably an Iranian borrowing, but the exact source is uncertain.

Noun edit

ապաւէն (apawēn)

  1. person to rely on
  2. asylum, refuge, retreat

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: ապավեն (apaven)

References edit

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ապաւէն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ապաւէն”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ապաւէն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press