ապ-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ap" and Appendix:Variations of "apa"

Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Armenian ապ- (ap-).

Pronunciation

Prefix

ապ- • (ap-)

  1. a privative prefix; -less, in-, un-
    ‎ապ- (ap-) + ‎օրենք (ōrenkʻ, “law”) → ‎ապօրինի (apōrini, “illegal”)
  2. forming the opposites of adjectives; un-
    ‎ապ- (ap-) + ‎երջանիկ (erǰanik, “happy”) → ‎ապերջանիկ (aperǰanik, “unhappy”)
  3. appended to verbs to denote reversal, cancellation; un-, dis-, de-
    ‎ապա- (apa-) + ‎կենտրոնանալ (kentronanal, “to concentrate”) → ‎ապակենտրոնանալ (apakentronanal, “to deconcentrate”)

Synonyms

Derived terms

Armenian terms prefixed with ապ-
Armenian terms prefixed with ապա-

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Of Iranian origin. Compare Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾp̄y- /⁠abē-⁠/) and Classical Persian بی (bē-), both negative prefixes.

Prefix

ապ- • (ap-)

  1. without, -less
    հարկ ― hark ― tax
    ապահարկ ― apahark ― exempt from taxes
  2. appended to verbs to denote reversal, cancellation, un-, dis-, de-
    գովել ― govel ― to praise
    ապագովել ― apagovel ― to dispraise

Synonyms

Derived terms

Category Old Armenian terms prefixed with ապ- not found
Old Armenian terms prefixed with ապա-

Descendants

  • Armenian: ապ- (ap-)
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