պահ

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Armenian

Etymology 1

From Old Armenian պահ (pah).

Pronunciation

Noun

պահ (pah)

  1. moment, instant
    նա մի պահ կանգ առավna mi pah kang aṙavhe stopped for a moment
  2. time (in general)
Declension

Etymology 2

From Old Armenian պահ (pah).

Noun

պահ (pah)

  1. guarding, watching, keeping
    պահ մտնելpah mtnelto hide, to cover, to take cover
    պահ տալpah talto give up, to give for keeping
Declension

Etymology 3

Interjection

պա՜հ (pa!h)

  1. oh! (expression of surprise or disbelief)

Old Armenian

Etymology

A Northwestern Iranian borrowing; compare Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (pʾs /⁠pās⁠/, guard, watch), [Manichaean needed] (pʾhr /⁠pāhr⁠/, watch-post). Ultimately from Proto-Iranian *páHθrah.

Noun

պահ (pah)

  1. guarding, watching