քեֆ

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Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish كیف (keyf), from Arabic كَيْف (kayf). Doublet of կայֆ (kayf).

Pronunciation

Noun

քեֆ (kʻef) (traditional orthography spelling քէֆ) (colloquial, dialectal)

  1. feast, banquet
    Synonyms: խնջույք (xnǰuykʻ), հյուրասիրություն (hyurasirutʻyun), հրավերք (hraverkʻ), ճաշկերույթ (čaškeruytʻ)
  2. revelry, debauch
  3. mood, humour

Declension

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative քեֆ (kʻef) քեֆեր (kʻefer)
dative քեֆի (kʻefi) քեֆերի (kʻeferi)
ablative քեֆից (kʻeficʻ) քեֆերից (kʻefericʻ)
instrumental քեֆով (kʻefov) քեֆերով (kʻeferov)
locative քեֆում (kʻefum) քեֆերում (kʻeferum)
definite forms
nominative քեֆը/քեֆն (kʻefə/kʻefn) քեֆերը/քեֆերն (kʻeferə/kʻefern)
dative քեֆին (kʻefin) քեֆերին (kʻeferin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative քեֆս (kʻefs) քեֆերս (kʻefers)
dative քեֆիս (kʻefis) քեֆերիս (kʻeferis)
ablative քեֆիցս (kʻeficʻs) քեֆերիցս (kʻefericʻs)
instrumental քեֆովս (kʻefovs) քեֆերովս (kʻeferovs)
locative քեֆումս (kʻefums) քեֆերումս (kʻeferums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative քեֆդ (kʻefd) քեֆերդ (kʻeferd)
dative քեֆիդ (kʻefid) քեֆերիդ (kʻeferid)
ablative քեֆիցդ (kʻeficʻd) քեֆերիցդ (kʻefericʻd)
instrumental քեֆովդ (kʻefovd) քեֆերովդ (kʻeferovd)
locative քեֆումդ (kʻefumd) քեֆերումդ (kʻeferumd)

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1902) “քէֆ”, in Tʻurkʻerēni azdecʻutʻiwnə hayerēni vray ew tʻurkʻerēnē pʻoxaṙeal baṙerə Pōlsi hay žoġovrdakan lezuin mēǰ hamematutʻeamb Vani, Ġarabaġi ew Nor-Naxiǰewani barbaṙnerun [The influence of Turkish on Armenian, and the Turkish borrowings in the vernacular Armenian of Constantinople in comparison with the dialects of Van, Karabakh and Nor Nakhichevan] (Ēminean azgagrakan žoġovacu; 3) (in Armenian), Moscow and Vagharshapat: Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages