Old Armenian

Noun

ստէպ • ‎(stēp)

1. speed, haste, alacrity, diligence

   ստիպաւ, ստիպով‎ ― stipaw, stipov ― in haste, in a hurry, quick, fast, with great speed or alacrity; eagerly, hotly

Declension

Adjective

ստէպ • ‎(stēp)

1. frequent

Adverb

ստէպ • ‎(stēp)

1. frequently, often; incessantly, continually

   ստէպ ստէպ‎ ― stēp stēp ― quickly, hastily; very often, continually, incessantly

   ստէպ կալ‎ ― stēp kal ― to persevere in, to be assiduous, steadfast in, constant in, to apply or addict oneself to

Derived terms

Descendants

• Armenian: ստեպ ‎(step)

References

• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “ստէպ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “ստէպ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
• Matasović, Ranko (2009) A Grammatical Sketch of Classical Armenian (pdf), Zagreb, page 11