տապեղ

Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian տապեղ (tapeł).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): /taˈpeʁ/ [tɑˈpeʁ]
• (Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): /daˈbeʁ/ [dɑˈbeʁ]

Noun

տապեղ • (tapeġ)

1. (rare) backgammon

   Synonym: նարդի (nardi)

Declension

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)

	singular (singulare tantum)
nominative	տապեղ (tapeġ)
dative	տապեղի (tapeġi)
ablative	տապեղից (tapeġicʻ)
instrumental	տապեղով (tapeġov)
locative	տապեղում (tapeġum)
	definite forms
nominative	տապեղը/տապեղն (tapeġə/tapeġn)
dative	տապեղին (tapeġin)
	1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative	տապեղս (tapeġs)
dative	տապեղիս (tapeġis)
ablative	տապեղիցս (tapeġicʻs)
instrumental	տապեղովս (tapeġovs)
locative	տապեղումս (tapeġums)
	2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative	տապեղդ (tapeġd)
dative	տապեղիդ (tapeġid)
ablative	տապեղիցդ (tapeġicʻd)
instrumental	տապեղովդ (tapeġovd)
locative	տապեղումդ (tapeġumd)

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

• տապալի (tapali), տապաղի (tapałi)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τάβλα (tábla), from Latin tabula (“table, playing board”). The correspondence of Greek β (b) to Armenian պ (p) is irregular. See also նարտ (nart).

Noun

տապեղ • (tapeł)

1. backgammon board

Derived terms

• տապեղուլունք (tapełulunkʻ)

Descendants

• → Armenian: տապեղ (tapeġ)

References

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