կապան

See also: Կապան

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian կապան (kapan).

Pronunciation

Noun

կապան • (kapan)

  1. mountain pass, gorge

Declension

Derived terms

Old Armenian

Etymology

From կապեմ (kapem, to tie) + -ան (-an). Probably an Iranian calque: compare Persian دربند (darband, mountain pass) beside بند (band, tie).

Noun

կապան • (kapan)

  1. mountain pass, gorge

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: կապան (kapan)

Further reading

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “կապ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “կապան”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “կապան”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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