Armenian edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

փապ (pʻap)

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

Declension edit

Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

The origin is uncertain.

Noun edit

փապ (pʻap)

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

Declension edit

Adjective edit

փապ (pʻap)

  1. hollow

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: փապ (pʻap)

References edit

  • 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