քահանայ

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Old Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Classical Syriac ܟܗܢܐ (kāhnāʾ, priest).

Noun[edit]

քահանայ (kʿahanay)

  1. priest, clergyman

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Armenian: քահանա (kʿahana)
  • Aghwan: 𐕣𐔰𐕆𐔰𐕎𐔰 (kahana)

References[edit]

  • Petrosean, Matatʿeay (1879) “քահանայ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “քահանայ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979) “քահանայ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press