հայ
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Armenian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old Armenian հայ (hay).
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: [hɑj]
Noun [edit]
հայ • (hay)
- Armenianշ
- հա՞յ ես (hay es) — are you an Armenian?
Declension [edit]
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | հայ (hay) | հայեր (hayer) | |
| nominative definite | հայը/հայն (hayə/hayn) | հայերը/հայերն (hayerə/hayern) | |
| dative | հայի (hayi) | հայերի (hayeri) | |
| dative definite | հային (hayin) | հայերին (hayerin) | |
| ablative | հայից (hayicʿ) | հայերից (hayericʿ) | |
| instrumental | հայով (hayov) | հայերով (hayerov) | |
| locative | — (—) | — (—) |
Derived terms [edit]
Related terms [edit]
External links [edit]
- Search “հայ” in the Eastern Armenian National Corpus.
Old Armenian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
The origin is disputed. The stem of the word is հայո- (hayo-), as evidenced by the o-type declension.
According to Diakonoff the ethnonym derives from Proto-Armenian *hatiyos, *hatyos, from Urartian (Ḫāti, “the land of Hittites”); compare Hittite (Ḫatti)). This name was given by Urartians to all lands west of Euphrates, including the territory around Malatya occupied by Proto-Armenians. When the Urartians were assimilated among the Proto-Armenians, they took over their Indo-European language and started calling themselves by the same name of the “Hittites”.
Martirosyan connects հայ (hay) with Hai̯aša- and derives both from Proto-Indo-European *áyos, h₂éyos (“metal”), and explains Hai̯aša- as “the land of metal or iron” and հայ (hay) as “inhabitant of the land of metal or iron”. Hayasa, located on the north-western corner of historical Armenia, was famous for metalworking.
An old proposal derives the word from Proto-Indo-European *pótis (“lord, master”). Sound changes makes this unconvincing.
Armenian tradition connects the word with the nation's legendary eponym Հայկ (Hayk).
See also Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴 (Armina) and Georgian სომეხი (somexi).
Noun [edit]
հայ • (hay)
- Armenian
- հայք (haykʿ) — the Armenians, the Armenian nation
Declension [edit]
| 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) |
Adjective [edit]
հայ • (hay)
- Armenian
- հայ լեզու, բարբառ (hay lezu, barbaṙ) — the Armenian language
- թարգմանել ի հայ, յեղուլ ի հայ բան (tʿargmanel i hay, yełul i hay ban) — to translate into Armenian, into the Armenian language
Declension [edit]
| 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) |
Derived terms [edit]
Descendants [edit]
- Armenian: հայ
References [edit]
- “հայ” in Mathias 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: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy)
- 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
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