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թեփ

թեփ

Armenian

Noun

թեփ (tʿepʿ)

  1. husk (dry outer covering of grains); bran
  2. scale
    ձկան թեփscale of a fish
  3. dandruff
  4. sawdust

Declension


Old Armenian

Etymology

The origin is uncertain.

Noun

թեփ (tʿepʿ)

  1. husk; bran
  2. scale of a fish
    թեփ ձկանցtʿepʿ jkancʿ ― scale of a fish
    քերել զթեփս ձկանkʿerel ztʿepʿs jkan ― to scale

Declension

Derived terms

  • թեփակեր (tʿepʿaker)
  • թեփամորթ (tʿepʿamortʿ)
  • թեփոտ (tʿepʿot)
  • թեփոտեալ (tʿepʿoteal)

Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), թեփ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), թեփ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), թեփ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935