աֆերիմ

Armenian

Alternative forms

• աֆարիմ (afarim)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آفرم (aferim, “bravo! well done!”), from Persian آفرین (âfarin). Middle Armenian had աֆարին (afarin), likely borrowed directly from Persian.

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /ɑfeˈɾim/, [ɑfeɾím]
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /ɑfeˈɾim/, [ɑfeɾím]

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Interjection

աֆերիմ • (aferim) (traditional orthography spelling աֆէրիմ) (dialectal)

1. bravo! well done!

   Synonyms: ապրես (apres), կեցցես (kecʻcʻes)