ապագայ

Old Armenian

Etymology

From ապա (apa, then, afterwards) + գամ (gam, to come). Must have been modelled on an Ancient Greek word post-classically. Compare պարագայ (paragay).

Noun

ապագայ • (apagay)

  1. future

Declension

Adjective

ապագայ • (apagay)

  1. that is to come, future, posterior

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: ապագա (apaga)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ապագայ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ապա”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page գալ
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