Armenian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Armenian թափուր (tʻapʻur); see it for more.

Adjective

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թափուր (tʻapʻur) (superlative ամենաթափուր)

  1. vacant, empty
    թափուր պաշտոնtʻapʻur paštonvacant job
  2. abandoned
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Etymology 2

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From Old Armenian թափուր (tʻapʻur); see it for more.

Noun

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թափուր (tʻapʻur)

  1. wooden tray
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Old Armenian

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Etymology 1

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From թափեմ (tʻapʻem) +‎ -ուր (-ur).

Adjective

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թափուր (tʻapʻur)

  1. vacant, empty
  2. abandoned, forsaken; uninhabited, desert, unpeopled
    թափուր առնել, թողուլtʻapʻur aṙnel, tʻołulto make or render desert, to devastate
    թափուր լինել, մնալtʻapʻur linel, mnalto be deserted, desolate, unpeopled
    թափուր առնել զտունtʻapʻur aṙnel ztunto remove from a house
  3. deprived of; wanting in
    թափուր ի հանճարոյtʻapʻur i hančaroydeprived or devoid of talent
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  • Armenian: թափուր (tʻapʻur)

Etymology 2

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From Persian تفور (tafur).

Noun

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թափուր (tʻapʻur)

  1. wooden tray, tea-tray
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References

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