Armenian edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian րոպէ (ropē, second; moment, instant).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

րոպե (rope) (traditional orthography spelling րոպէ)

  1. (Eastern Armenian) minute
    Synonym: (Western Armenian) վայրկյան (vayrkyan)
  2. (Western Armenian, rare, Iranian Armenian) unspecified short time, moment

Usage notes edit

In Old Armenian րոպէ (ropē) denoted a shorter period than a “minute”. In Western Armenian it is used rarely and means an unspecified short time; it has this same meaning in Persian Armenian, but it's a rather common word.

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