Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian փարթամ (pʻartʻam); see it for more.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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փարթամ (pʻartʻam) (superlative ամենափարթամ)

  1. thick, lush, luxuriant (of hair, vegetation, etc.)
  2. robust, strapping, healthy (of a person)
  3. splendid, magnificent, lavish
  4. affluent, renowned, famous
  5. (rare) abundant, plentiful

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Adverb

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փարթամ (pʻartʻam)

  1. luxuriantly

Old Armenian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Iranian, from a descendant of Proto-Indo-Iranian *pratʰamás.

Adjective

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փարթամ (pʻartʻam)

  1. opulent, wealthy, rich
  2. abundant, copious

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: փարթամ (pʻartʻam)

References

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