Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Nursery word, perhaps of Proto-Indo-European origin. Compare Ancient Greek ἀπφῦς (apphûs, daddy), ἄπφα (áppha, endearing address between brothers and sisters, also beloved ones), Tocharian B āppo (father).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ափի (apʻi)

  1. (dialectal) father
  2. (dialectal) honouring address to old people

Declension

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References

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  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “*apʿi, *apʿu”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 158