պապ

See also: Պապ

Armenian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Armenian պապ (pap).

Noun

պապ • (pap)

  1. grandfather
    պապի ծոցն ուղարկել ― papi cocʻn uġarkel ― to kill
    պապիս տարիքն է ― papis tarikʻn ē ― very old, elderly
    պապիս տարվա բաներ ― papis tarva baner ― very old, ancient
  2. (chiefly in the plural) forefather, ancestor
  3. (colloquial) father, dad
  4. a form of address for a familiar elderly man, usually following the person's name
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian պապ (pap).

Noun

պապ • (pap)

  1. pope
    Հռոմի պապ ― Hṙomi pap ― the pope (of Rome)
Declension
Derived terms

Old Armenian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian *pāp; compare Middle Persian 𐭯𐭠𐭯𐭪𐭩 (pʾpky /⁠pāpak⁠/, “father”), Persian باب (bâb), بابا (bâbâ, “father”).

Noun

պապ • (pap)

  1. grandfather
Declension
Derived terms
  • պապենի (papeni)

Etymology 2

From Byzantine Greek πάπας (pápas), from Ancient Greek πάππας (páppas).

Alternative forms

  • պապայ (papay), պապիոս (papios)

Noun

պապ • (pap)

  1. patriarch (of Alexandria)
  2. pope (of Rome)
Declension
Descendants
  • → Armenian: պապ (pap)

References

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