Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian փախ (pʻax); see it for more.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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փախ (pʻax)

  1. massive flight
  2. the crowd of refugees

Declension

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i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative փախ (pʻax) փախեր (pʻaxer)
dative փախի (pʻaxi) փախերի (pʻaxeri)
ablative փախից (pʻaxicʻ) փախերից (pʻaxericʻ)
instrumental փախով (pʻaxov) փախերով (pʻaxerov)
locative փախում (pʻaxum) փախերում (pʻaxerum)
definite forms
nominative փախը/փախն (pʻaxə/pʻaxn) փախերը/փախերն (pʻaxerə/pʻaxern)
dative փախին (pʻaxin) փախերին (pʻaxerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative փախս (pʻaxs) փախերս (pʻaxers)
dative փախիս (pʻaxis) փախերիս (pʻaxeris)
ablative փախիցս (pʻaxicʻs) փախերիցս (pʻaxericʻs)
instrumental փախովս (pʻaxovs) փախերովս (pʻaxerovs)
locative փախումս (pʻaxums) փախերումս (pʻaxerums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative փախդ (pʻaxd) փախերդ (pʻaxerd)
dative փախիդ (pʻaxid) փախերիդ (pʻaxerid)
ablative փախիցդ (pʻaxicʻd) փախերիցդ (pʻaxericʻd)
instrumental փախովդ (pʻaxovd) փախերովդ (pʻaxerovd)
locative փախումդ (pʻaxumd) փախերումդ (pʻaxerumd)

Old Armenian

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Etymology

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The origin is uncertain.

Noun

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փախ (pʻax) indeclinable

  1. the act of fleeing, flight
    փախ ի փախpʻax i pʻaxrunning away

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: փախ (pʻax)

References

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