Խարբերդ
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Armenian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old Armenian Խարբերդ; see it for more.
Pronunciation [edit]
- (Eastern Armenian) IPA: [χɑɾˈbɛɾtʰ]
- (Western Armenian) IPA: [χɑɾˈpʰɛɾtʰ]
Proper noun [edit]
Խարբերդ • (Xarberd)
Declension [edit]
i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
External links [edit]
- Search “Խարբերդ” in the Eastern Armenian National Corpus.
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)
Declension [edit]
i-a-type
Descendants [edit]
- Armenian: Խարբերդ
References [edit]
- “Խարբերդ” in Mxitʿar Sebastacʿi (1769), Baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui: Baṙaran yatuk anuancʿ (Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy)