արփի

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See also: Արփի

Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Armenian արփի (arpʻi); see it for more.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

արփի (arpʻi)

  1. (poetic) sun
  2. (dated) aether (according to ancient science the region above the terrestrial sphere where the Sun turns)
  3. light, brightness, splendour
  4. (figuratively) dawn
  5. (figuratively, as an adjective) luminous

Declension[edit]

Synonyms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Aġayan, Ēduard (1976) “արփի”, in Ardi hayereni bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan

Old Armenian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

The origin is uncertain.

Noun[edit]

արփի (arpʻi)

  1. aether (according to ancient science the region above the terrestrial sphere where the Sun turns)
  2. the Sun, as the source of light
  3. light, brightness, splendour
  4. (as an adjective) luminous

Usage notes[edit]

  • The word has the following forms: արփա- (arpʻa-), արփայա- (arpʻaya-), արփե- (arpʻe-), արփիա- (arpʻia-), -արփի (-arpʻi), արփն- (arpʻn-), -արփին (-arpʻin).
  • The word is unattested in the Classical period.

Declension[edit]

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Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Armenian: արփի (arpʻi)

References[edit]

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