փապ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian փապ (pʻap); see it for more.

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /pʰɑp/, [pʰɑp]
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /pɑb/, [pʰɑb]

Noun

փապ • (pʻap)

1. (archaic, poetic) cave, grotto
2. (archaic, poetic) gorge, ravine; canyon
3. (archaic, poetic) cleft, crevice, fissure

Declension

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)

	singular	plural
nominative	փապ (pʻap)	փապեր (pʻaper)
dative	փապի (pʻapi)	փապերի (pʻaperi)
ablative	փապից (pʻapicʻ)	փապերից (pʻapericʻ)
instrumental	փապով (pʻapov)	փապերով (pʻaperov)
locative	փապում (pʻapum)	փապերում (pʻaperum)
	definite forms
nominative	փապը/փապն (pʻapə/pʻapn)	փապերը/փապերն (pʻaperə/pʻapern)
dative	փապին (pʻapin)	փապերին (pʻaperin)
	1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative	փապս (pʻaps)	փապերս (pʻapers)
dative	փապիս (pʻapis)	փապերիս (pʻaperis)
ablative	փապիցս (pʻapicʻs)	փապերիցս (pʻapericʻs)
instrumental	փապովս (pʻapovs)	փապերովս (pʻaperovs)
locative	փապումս (pʻapums)	փապերումս (pʻaperums)
	2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative	փապդ (pʻapd)	փապերդ (pʻaperd)
dative	փապիդ (pʻapid)	փապերիդ (pʻaperid)
ablative	փապիցդ (pʻapicʻd)	փապերիցդ (pʻapericʻd)
instrumental	փապովդ (pʻapovd)	փապերովդ (pʻaperovd)
locative	փապումդ (pʻapumd)	փապերումդ (pʻaperumd)

Old Armenian

Etymology

The origin is uncertain.

Noun

փապ • (pʻap)

1. crevice, rift, cleft
2. cave, cavity, hollow, hole

Declension

i-a-type

	singular		plural
nominative	փապ (pʻap)		փապք (pʻapkʻ)
genitive	փապի (pʻapi)		փապաց (pʻapacʻ)
dative	փապի (pʻapi)		փապաց (pʻapacʻ)
accusative	փապ (pʻap)		փապս (pʻaps)
ablative	փապէ (pʻapē)		փապաց (pʻapacʻ)
instrumental	փապաւ (pʻapaw)		փապաւք = փապօք (pʻapawkʻ = pʻapōkʻ)
locative	փապի (pʻapi)		փապս (pʻaps)

Adjective

փապ • (pʻap)

1. hollow

Declension

i-a-type

	singular		plural
nominative	փապ (pʻap)		փապք (pʻapkʻ)
genitive	փապի (pʻapi)		փապաց (pʻapacʻ)
dative	փապի (pʻapi)		փապաց (pʻapacʻ)
accusative	փապ (pʻap)		փապս (pʻaps)
ablative	փապէ (pʻapē)		փապաց (pʻapacʻ)
instrumental	փապաւ (pʻapaw)		փապաւք = փապօք (pʻapawkʻ = pʻapōkʻ)
locative	փապի (pʻapi)		փապս (pʻaps)

Derived terms

• անփապ (anpʻap)
• անփապելի (anpʻapeli)
• անօսրափապարք (anōsrapʻaparkʻ)
• նսեմափապ (nsemapʻap)
• փապար (pʻapar)
• փապարեմ (pʻaparem)
• փապարիմ (pʻaparim)

Descendants

• Armenian: փապ (pʻap)

References

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