Old Armenian

Noun

շահապ • ‎(šahap)

1. satrap; viceroy; governor; prefect; mayor; chamberlain

   շահապ դաշտաց‎ ― šahap daštacʿ ― dryad

   շահապ անտառաց‎ ― šahap antaṙacʿ ― sylvan, satyr

2. (figuratively) guardian of orphans

Declension

References

• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “շահապ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “շահապ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “շահապ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
• Perixanjan, Anait (1993) Materialy k etimologičeskomu slovarju drevnearmjanskovo jazyka. Častʹ I [Materials for the Etymological Dictionary of the Old Armenian Language. Part 1] (in Russian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 18