փալաս

Armenian

Etymology

From Persian پلاس (palâs).

Pronunciation

Noun

փալաս • (pʻalas)

  1. rag (old scrap of cloth)
    փալաս դառնալ ― pʻalas daṙnal ― 1) to wear out, to become worthless; 2) to wear down, to weaken, to become powerless
    փալաս կտրվել ― pʻalas ktrvel ― see փալաս դառնալ
    փալասի պես կախ ընկնել ― pʻalasi pes kax ənknel ― to droop, to sag (of body parts)
  2. (dialectal) old carpet or rug
  3. (in the plural) rags (old, tattered clothing)
  4. (colloquial) swaddle (for babies)
  5. (figuratively) a weak, helpless person

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