Where does “աջաբ” come from?

աջաբ (Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian աճապ, from Arabic عجب, from Arabic عَجَب — astonishment, wonder, amazement; wonder, marvel.

աջաբ (Armenian): I wonder!

Definitions

  1. I wonder!

Ancestry of “աջաբ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Armenianաճապ—
2Arabicعجبto wonder, to marvel, to be astonished, to be...
3Arabicعَجَبastonishment, wonder, amazement; wonder, marvel
Every word from Arabic عَجَب →Every word from Arabic عجب →Every word from Middle Armenian աճապ →