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Where does “փիլիսոփայ” come from?

փիլիսոփայ (Old Armenian) comes from Classical Syriac ܦܝܠܘܣܘܦܐ, from Aramaic פילוסופא, from Ancient Greek φιλόσοφος, from Ancient Greek σοφός — clever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,...

փիլիսոփայ (Old Armenian): philosopher; chorister, singer

Definitions

  1. philosopher; chorister, singer

Ancestry of “փիլիսոփայ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Syriacܦܝܠܘܣܘܦܐphilosopher
2Aramaicפילוסופאphilosopher
3Ancient Greekφιλόσοφοςlover of knowledge/wisdom; educated, learned...
4Ancient Greekσοφόςclever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,...

Words derived from “փիլիսոփայ”

  • փիլիսոփա
  • փիլիսոփայություն
  • փիլիսոփայութիւն
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