գուրպայ

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Classical Syriac ܓܘܪܒܐ (ɡurbāʾ).

Noun

գուրպայ • (gurpay)

  1. stock, stocking
    երկայն գուրպայerkayn gurpaystocking, hose
    հանել զգուլպայսhanel zgulpaysto pull off the stockings
    դնել զգուլպայսdnel zgulpaysto put on one's stockings

Declension

Derived terms

  • գուլպայարար (gulpayarar)
  • գուրպարար (gurparar)

Descendants

  • Armenian: գուլպա (gulpa)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “գուրպայ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “գուրպայ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “գուրպայ”, 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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