հայ
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[edit] Armenian
[edit] Etymology
From Old Armenian հայ (hay); see it for more.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: [hɑj]
[edit] Noun
հայ (hay)
[edit] Declension
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative/accusative | հայ (hay) | հայեր (hayer) | |
| nominative definite | հայը/հայն (hayə/hayn) | հայերը/հայերն (hayerə/hayern) | |
| genitive/dative | հայի (hayi) | հայերի (hayeri) | |
| dative/accusative definite | հային (hayin) | հայերին (hayerin) | |
| ablative | հայից (hayicʿ) | հայերից (hayericʿ) | |
| instrumental | հայով (hayov) | հայերով (hayerov) | |
| locative | - | - |
[edit] Derived terms
- հայուհի (hayuhi)
[edit] Related terms
[edit] External links
- Search “հայ” in the Eastern Armenian National Corpus.
[edit] Old Armenian
[edit] Etymology
The stem of the word is հայո- (hayo-) as seen from the o-type declension below. According to Diakonoff it derives from Proto-Armenian *hatiyos, *hatyos, from Urartian Ḫāti. The name means “the land of Hittites” (compare Hittite Ḫatti) and was given by Urartians to all lands west of their country; for them everybody west of Euphrates were “Hittites”, including Proto-Armenians centered around Malatya. When the Urartians dissolved among the Proto-Armenians, they took over their Indo-European language and started calling themselves by the same name of “Hittites”.
Another theory derives the word from Proto-Indo-European *poti (“lord, master”). Sound changes makes this theory unconvincing.
Armenian tradition connects the word with the nation's legendary eponym Հայկ (Hayk).
See also Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴 (Armina) and Georgian სომეხი (somexi).
[edit] Noun
հայ (hay) (singular genitive հայոյ, plural genitive հայոց, plural հայք)
- an Armenian
- հայք — the Armenians, the Armenian nation
[edit] Declension
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | հայ (hay) | հայք (haykʿ) | |
| genitive | հայոյ (hayoy) | հայոց (hayocʿ) | |
| dative | հայոյ (hayoy) | հայոց (hayocʿ) | |
| accusative | հայ (hay) | հայս (hays) | |
| accusative definite | զհայ (zhay) | զհայս (zhays) | |
| ablative | ի հայոյ (i hayoy) | ի հայոց (i hayocʿ) | |
| instrumental | հայով (hayov) | հայովք (hayovkʿ) | |
| locative | ի հայ (i hay) | ի հայս (i hays) |
[edit] Adjective
հայ (hay) (singular genitive հայոյ, plural genitive հայոց)
- Armenian
- հայ լեզու, բարբառ — the Armenian language
- թարգմանել ի հայ, յեղուլ ի հայ բան — to translate into Armenian, into the Armenian language
[edit] Declension
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | հայ (hay) | հայք (haykʿ) | |
| genitive | հայոյ (hayoy) | հայոց (hayocʿ) | |
| dative | հայոյ (hayoy) | հայոց (hayocʿ) | |
| accusative | հայ (hay) | հայս (hays) | |
| accusative definite | զհայ (zhay) | զհայս (zhays) | |
| ablative | ի հայոյ (i hayoy) | ի հայոց (i hayocʿ) | |
| instrumental | հայով (hayov) | հայովք (hayovkʿ) | |
| locative | ի հայ (i hay) | ի հայս (i hays) |
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Descendants
- Armenian: հայ
[edit] References
- “հայ” in M. Bedrossian (1879), New Dictionary Armenian-English (Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy)
- “հայ” in G. Awetikʿean, X. Siwrmēlean, M. Awgerean (1836-37), Nor Baṙgirkʿ Haykazean Lezui (Venice)
- Дьяконов И.М. Предыстория армянского народа. История Армянского нагорья с 1500 по 500 г. до н.э. Хурриты, лувийцы, протоармяне / Еремян С.Т. — Ереван: Издательство АН Армянской ССР, 1968, стр. 236
