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

  • Armenian: փայփայել (pʿaypʿayel)

References

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