աֆերիմ

Armenian

Alternative forms

  • աֆարիմ (afarim)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /ɑfeˈɾim/, [ɑfeɾím]
  • (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /ɑfeˈɾim/, [ɑfeɾím]
  • Audio (Eastern Armenian):(file)

Interjection

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

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