բարև

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian բարեաւ (bareaw, literally “with good”), the instrumental case of բարի (bari, “good”).

Pronunciation

Noun

բարև • (barew)

  1. greeting, salute; salutation
    բարև տալ ― barew tal ― to greet

Declension

Interjection

բարև • (barew)

  1. hello!, hi! (addressed to a single familiar person)
    բարև ձեզ ― barew jez ― hello! (addressed to several people)
    բարև Ձեզ ― barew Jez ― hello! (formal: addressed to a single unfamiliar person)

Synonyms

Descendants

  • → Romani: paraven
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