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ապ-

ապ-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ap"

Armenian

Alternative forms

  • ապա- (apa-) (before consonants)

Prefix

ապ- (ap-)

  1. Used to form adjectives from nouns meaning "without (the thing mentioned)"; -less.
    բախտ (baxt) (baxt) — luck
    ապաբախտ (apabaxt) — luckless
    օրենք (òrenk’) — law
    ապօրինի (apòrini) — illegal
  2. Used to form the opposites of adjectives; un-.
    երջանիկ (erǰanik) — happy
    ապերջանիկ (aperǰanik) — unhappy
  3. Appended to verbs to denote reversal, cancellation; un-, dis-, de-.
    կենտրոնանալ (kentronanal) — to concentrate
    ապակենտրոնանալ (apakentronanal) — to deconcentrate

Synonyms


Old Armenian

Etymology

Of Iranian origin. Compare Middle Persian ʾp̄y- (abē-) and modern Persian بی (bē-), both negative prefixes.

Prefix

ապ- (ap-)

  1. without, -less
    հարկhark ― tax
    ապահարկapahark ― exempt from taxes
  2. appended to verbs to denote reversal, cancellation; un-, dis-, de-
    գովելgovel ― to praise
    ապագովելapagovel ― to dispraise

Synonyms

Derived terms

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Descendants

  • Armenian: ապ- (ap-)