գուրպայ

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Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Classical Syriac ܓܘܪܒܐ (ɡurbāʾ).

Noun

գուրպայ (gurpay)

  1. stock, stocking
    երկայն գուրպայerkayn gurpaystocking, hose
    հանել զգուլպայսhanel zgulpaysto pull off the stockings
    դնել զգուլպայսdnel zgulpaysto put on one's stockings

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Descendants

  • Armenian: գուլպա (gulpa)

References

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