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պապ

պապ

Armenian

Noun

պապ (pap)

  1. grandfather
    պապի ծոցն ուղարկելpapi cocʿn ułarkel ― to kill
    պապիս տարիքն էpapis tarikʿn ē ― very old, elderly
    պապիս տարվա բաներpapis tarva baner ― very old, ancient
  2. (chiefly in the plural) forefather, ancestor
  3. (colloquial) father, dad
  4. male given name Պապ
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Armenian պապ (pap); see it for more.

Noun

պապ (pap)

  1. pope
    Հռոմի պապHṙomi pap ― the pope (of Rome)
Declension

Old Armenian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian *pāp; compare Middle Persian 𐭯𐭠𐭯𐭪𐭩 (pāpak, father), Persian باب (bâb), بابا (bâbâ, father).

Noun

պապ (pap)

  1. grandfather
Declension
Derived terms
  • պապենի (papeni)
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Byzantine Greek παπάς (papás), from Ancient Greek πάππας (páppas).

Alternative forms

  • պապայ (papay)
  • պապիոս (papios)

Noun

պապ (pap)

  1. patriarch (of Alexandria)
  2. pope (of Rome)
Declension
Descendants

References

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