Յովսէփ

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Old Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוֹסֵף (Yōsēph).

Proper noun[edit]

Յովսէփ • (Yovsēpʿ)

  1. (biblical) Joseph (eleventh and favorite son of Jacob, by his wife Rachel)
    • 10/11th century?, Joseph and Aseneth 1.1:[1][2]
      առաքեաց Փարաւոն զՅովսէփ շրջել ընդ ամենայն երկիրն Եգիպտացւոց
      aṙakʿeacʿ Pʿarawon zYovsēpʿ šrǰel ənd amenayn erkirn Egiptacʿwocʿ
      • Translation by J. Issaverdens
        Pharaoh sent Joseph to make a tour throughout all the land of the Egyptians
  2. (biblical) Joseph (the husband of Virgin Mary)
  3. a male given name, Yovsep

Declension[edit]

a-type
singular (uncountable)
nominative Յովսէփ (Yovsēpʿ)
genitive Յովսեփայ (Yovsepʿay)
dative Յովսեփայ (Yovsepʿay)
accusative Յովսէփ (Yovsēpʿ)
ablative Յովսեփայ (Yovsepʿay)
instrumental Յովսեփաւ (Yovsepʿaw)
locative Յովսէփ (Yovsēpʿ)
u-type
singular (uncountable)
nominative Յովսէփ (Yovsēpʿ)
genitive Յովսեփու (Yovsepʿu)
dative Յովսեփու (Yovsepʿu)
accusative Յովսէփ (Yovsēpʿ)
ablative Յովսեփէ (Yovsepʿē)
instrumental Յովսեփու (Yovsepʿu)
locative Յովսեփու (Yovsepʿu)

Descendants[edit]

  • Armenian: Հովսեփ (Hovsepʿ)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Burchard, Christoph (2019) “A minor edition of the Armenian version of Joseph and Aseneth”, in U. Bläsing, J. Dum-Tragut, T.M. van Lint, editors, Armenian, Hittite, and Indo-European Studies: A Commemoration Volume for Jos J.S. Weitenberg (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 15), Leuven: Peeters, page 53
  2. ^ Issaverdens, James (1901) The uncanonical writings of the Old Testament found in the Armenian mss. of the library of St. Lazarus, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 97

Further reading[edit]

  • Ačaṙyan, Hračʿya (1942–1962) “Յովսէփ”, in Hayocʿ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Personal Names of Armenians] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press
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