աֆերիմ

Armenian

Alternative forms

աֆարիմ (afarim)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آفرم (aferim, “bravo! well done!”), from Persian (âfarin). Middle Armenian had աֆարին (afarin), likely borrowed directly from Persian.

Pronunciation

(Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [ɑfeɾím]
(Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [ɑfeɾím]
Audio (Eastern Armenian) (file)

Interjection

աֆերիմ • (aferim) (traditional orthography spelling աֆէրիմ) (dialectal)

bravo! well done!
Synonyms: ապրես (apres), կեցցես (kecʻcʻes)

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