Խարբերդ

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Armenian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Old Armenian Խարբերդ; see it for more.

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Proper noun [edit]

Խարբերդ  (Xarberd)

  1. Kharput

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Old Armenian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Usually said to be from քար (kʿar, stone) +‎ բերդ (berd, fortress) but probably from Hurrian  (xar, road) + բերդ (berd, fortress); the city was situated on a major road connecting the East to West.

Proper noun [edit]

Խարբերդ  (Xarberd)  (singular genitive Խարբերդի, singular instrumental Խարբերդաւ)

  1. Kharput

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References [edit]

  • Խարբերդ in Mxitʿar Sebastacʿi (1769), Baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui: Baṙaran yatuk anuancʿ (Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy)