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Old Armenian
Etymology
Probably an Iranian borrowing, but the exact source is uncertain.
Noun
ապաւէն • (apawēn)
- person to rely on
- asylum, refuge, retreat
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ապաւէն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ապաւէն”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ապաւէն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press