Վահագն
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[edit] Armenian
[edit] Etymology
From Old Armenian Վահագն (Vahagn); see below.
[edit] Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian) IPA: [vɑˈhɑɡən]
- (Western Armenian) IPA: [vɑˈhɑkʰən]
[edit] Proper noun
Վահագն (Vahagn)
- (Armenian mythology) Vahagn
- Վահագն վիշապաքաղ (Vahagn višapak’aġ) — Vahagn the Dragonslayer
- A male given name, Vahagn.
[edit] Declension
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Related terms
[edit] External links
Վահագն on the Armenian Wikipedia.hy.Wikipedia- Search “Վահագն” in the Eastern Armenian National Corpus.
[edit] Old Armenian
[edit] Etymology
From earlier *Վարհագն (Varhagn), from Parthian *Varhraγn; ultimately from Avestan 𐬬𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬚𐬭𐬀𐬖𐬥𐬀 (Vərəθraγna, “smiting of resistance, breaking of defence; victory”), also used as a name of a god. Related to Avestan 𐬬𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬚𐬭𐬀 (vərəθra, “shield, obstacle, defensive power”) and Sanskrit वृत्र (vṛtrá, “Vṛtra; defense; coverer”), all ultimately stemming from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hurtra- (“cover”).
The Avestan word is cognate to Middle Persian Wahrām (“war god, god of victory”), Persian بهرام (Bahrām), Bactrian ορλαγνο (“god of victory”), Sogdian vašagn and Sanskrit वृत्रहन् (vṛtrá-hán, “smiter of vṛtra, i.e. smiting the cause of covering/hiding”).
Related to first names Վահրամ (Vahram), Վռամ (Vṙam) and to the word վահան (vahan, “shield”).
[edit] Proper noun
Վահագն (Vahagn) (singular genitive Վահագնի)
- (Armenian mythology) Vahagn
- 5th century AD (disputed), Moses of Chorene, History of the Armenians, ch. 85-87 (Birth of Vahagn)
- Երկնէր երկին, երկնէր երկիր, երկնէր եւ ծովն ծիրանի.
- երկն ի ծովուն ունէր եւ զկարմրիկն եղեգնիկ.
- ընդ եղեգան փող ծուխ ելանէր, ընդ եղեգան փող բոց ելանէր.
- եւ ի բոցոյն վազէր խարտեաշ պատանեկիկ. նա հուր հեր ունէր,
- ապա թէ բոց ունէր մօրուս, եւ աչկունքն էին արեգակունք
- Erknēr erkin, erknēr erkir, erknēr ew covn cirani.
- erkn i covun unēr ew zkarmrikn ełegnik.
- ənd ełegan pʿoł cux elanēr, ənd ełegan pʿoł bocʿ elanēr.
- ew i bocʿoyn vazēr xarteaš patanekik. na hur her unēr,
- apa tʿē bocʿ unēr mōrus, ew ačʿkunkʿn ēin aregakunkʿ
- Parturient heaven, parturient earth, parturient also the crimson sea.
- In its labours lay in the sea also the carmine reed.
- Smoke rose from the reed, a flame rose from the reed.
- And from the flame, a red haired boy escaped. Hair he had of fire,
- also a beard he had of flame(s), and his eyes were suns.
- 5th century AD (disputed), Moses of Chorene, History of the Armenians, ch. 85-87 (Birth of Vahagn)
- (astronomy) constellation Orion
- (Greek mythology) Heracles
- (Greek mythology) Apollo
[edit] Declension
[edit] Descendants
- Armenian: Վահագն
[edit] See also
- վիշապ (višap)
[edit] References
- “Վահագն” in H. Ačaṙyan (1942-1962), Hayocʿ Anjnanunneri Baṙaran (Yerevan: Yerevan State University)
