Family

Parents, siblings, and which side the uncle is on · 20 words · Beginner

  • Մայրիկ Mum

    The ending -իկ makes the word մայր soft and affectionate.

  • Հայրիկ Dad

    The ending -իկ makes the word հայր soft and affectionate.

  • Պապիկ Grandpa

    The ending -իկ makes the word պապ soft and affectionate.

    Also used for any elderly man.

  • Տատիկ Grandma

    The ending -իկ makes the word տատ soft and affectionate.

    Also used for any elderly woman.

  • Քույր Sister

    Քույրիկ, with the ending -իկ, is the affectionate form. It is also a friendly way to address a young woman you don’t know.

  • Ախպեր Brother inf.

    Also a friendly way to address any man.

  • Կին Woman

    Also means “wife”.

  • Ամուսին Husband
  • Մարդ Person

    Any human being. In everyday speech, more often specifically a man.

  • Տղա Boy

    Also means “son” and, loosely, “guy”.

  • Աղջիկ Girl

    Also means “daughter” and, loosely, “young woman”.

  • Տղամարդ Man

    Yes, literally “boy-person”.

  • Ընկեր Friend
  • Մորքուր Aunt (mother’s sister) inf.

    Literally “mother’s sister”, said as one word.

  • Հորքուր Aunt (father’s sister) inf.

    Literally “father’s sister”, said as one word.

  • Հոպար Uncle (father’s brother) inf.

    Literally “father’s brother”, worn down to two syllables.

  • Քեռի Uncle (mother’s brother)

    Also a friendly way to address an older man.

  • Երեխա Child
  • Հարազատ One’s own

    Related by blood, or as close as if you were. Also “native”, of a town or a language.

  • Բարեկամ Relative

    Literally “well-wisher”. In literary Armenian it means “friend”.