Armenian

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Etymology

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From Persian پلاس (palâs).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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փալաս (pʻalas)

  1. rag (old scrap of cloth)
    փալաս դառնալpʻalas daṙnal1) to wear out, to become worthless; 2) to wear down, to weaken, to become powerless
    փալաս կտրվելpʻalas ktrvelsee փալաս դառնալ
    փալասի պես կախ ընկնելpʻalasi pes kax ənknelto droop, to sag (of body parts)
  2. (dialectal) old carpet or rug
  3. (in the plural) rags (old, tattered clothing)
  4. (colloquial) swaddle (for babies)
  5. (figuratively) a weak, helpless person

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