փայփայեմ

Old Armenian

Etymology

Reduplication of the root *փայ- (*pʿay-), of unknown origin. For the reduplication compare գուրգուրել (gurgurel).

Verb

փայփայեմ (pʿaypʿayem)

  1. to pet, to take great care of, to nurse tenderly, to fondle, to caress, to make much of
  2. to fawn upon, to cajole, to flatter

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • աստուածափայփայող (astuacapʿaypʿayoł)
  • փայփայանք (pʿaypʿayankʿ)
  • փայփեմ (pʿaypʿem)

Descendants

References

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